Pubdate: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 Source: San Diego Union Tribune (CA) Copyright: 2006 Union-Tribune Publishing Co. Contact: http://www.uniontrib.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/386 Note: Does not print LTEs from outside it's circulation area. Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v06/n044/a12.html Author: Ed Corneio THE PEOPLE'S WILL ON POT, ITS USE AND THE LAWS I am outraged that the county supervisors voted to file suit to challenge in federal courts the rights that the people of this great state voted to enact under Proposition 215. We elected the supervisors to serve the people, not their personal interests or political ideology, or the political ideology of George Bush. If they cannot represent our interests, they might step down and let someone else who can listen to the electorate do their job. Though I do not use marijuana, I object to this subversion of the will of the state's voters and the county's residents. In "Poll: Voters support medical marijuana law" (News, Jan. 9), it reported that two-thirds of the county's residents support Proposition 215. Unfortunately, they will waste much of the hard-earned money collected from my property taxes by forcing the county attorney to battle the state attorney general. We have better uses for those funds, such as fixing our roads, enforcing immigration laws, etc. As a traditional Republican, I'm outraged how the party has gotten away from core values (balanced spending and state's sovereignty) over the last few years. Ed Corneio Encinitas - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake