Dropping The Ball... Twice

It's a huge deal when phones are hacked by NOTW,  but not too long ago we found out Michigan cops
are going through phones without permission with barely a blip.  On multiple occasions, cops have helped themselves to private data without permission or a warrant.  Obama has failed to give back our right to a warrant before being digitally snooped in the name of the war on terror.  Our government managed to take away a very important right and never answered for it.  We're all subject to search and seizure without protection, in an age where our digital actions can be forever recorded.  Nobody is stupid enough to believe that that protection will ever be reinstated.  We looked to Obama to uphold the people's rights and he failed us.  Shame on him.

NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) sends an intelligent and compelling editorial to CNN right as the federal government issues a memo stating that large grow operations sanctioned by state government are not above prosecution.  There seems to be some debate as to what may be in the works right now, but it is clear this is coming to a head, and states are requesting the right to decide for themselves how to handle one of the largest cash crops in the nation.  Still, Obama has dropped the ball here as well in my opinion.  There is a chance for him to strike the final blow in the war on drugs and undo a lot of bad karma.  A laundry list of wrongs can be resolved upon legalization (overcrowded jails and medicinal benefits come to mind) and I fail to see where the opposition provides anything stronger than maybes and personal judgment when it comes to reasons. I'm sorry, the legalization argument just makes more sense to me.  Obama has dodged the bulk of the subject.  Instead, he has opted to put the money in the hands of criminals and let the states and feds squabble about rights and jurisdiction.

The man isn't perfect and I realize it.  Here are two huge opportunities to set things right and leave a good mark in history.  There is still time, but I have no faith these mistakes will be corrected.