SB 649, a bill introduced by California State Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), allows judges and prosecutors the discretion to shift drug possession between a felony and a misdemeanor depending on context. It recently passed the Assembly largely along party lines, with ten Democrats and two Republicans voting across the aisle.

Dear President Obama, I wrote this for you to give next week. I didn't have your personal e-mail, so I am just going to post it to IVN and hope that you find it. You're welcome.

Your friend and sometimes supporter,

Mike

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My fellow Americans,

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We’ve entered an unprecedented era of politicians and commentators who act as self-appointed representatives of “the People,” fighting against the golden-idols who only claim to represent “the People.”

So how can these thought leaders all be so right and so against each other at the same time?

Naturally, we tend to have an elevated sense of self-importance, in part, due to the inordinate amount of time we spend with ourselves.

"Gridlock" is a word Americans have gotten quite used to hearing in relation to politics over the last several years.

The United States military could quite possibly be the last nonpartisan government-controlled entity the country has. The reason for this, according to top brass, is that politics simply doesn't play a role in the military.

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Whether you "like" it or not, Facebook "likes" are considered to be a vital component of free speech protected under the First Amendment, a U.S. appeals court holds.

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