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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by enraged_camel on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @01:12AM (#11719906)
Local elections matter, but the direction of the country is determined at the federal level. That's why there's so much media coverage of it.

That, and the Supremacy Clause. Whatever local laws you vote for are superseded by federal law. By definition, this means federal elections matter a lot more than local elections (even though local elections have a more immediate short-term impact on the populace).

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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by maxwelljoslyn on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @01:54AM (#11720045)
I don't know much about law. If that's the case, how does legal marijuana work in Oregon, Colorado, Washington, and other legal states? Is it federally illegal but the feds just don't interfere?
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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by turkeysandwich on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @03:11AM (#11720296)
Yes, that's exactly the situation.

Hopefully the federal government deschedules marijuana soonish.

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