The Marijuana Party of Canada is dividing the NDP votes to benefit right-wing parties in elections. A mass movement of marijuana activists ready to pack the jails would probably be a more efficient method towards decriminalization.
Even with its new coal-powered utilities, China will still be responsible of only a disproportionally small share of all accumulated pollution so far worldwide.
Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison for his multibillion-dollar fraud scheme.
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The problem that I see with internet or telephone voting is that buying votes will become more attractive because the buyer can verify the selection of the voters.
More probably, Black certainly knows all journalists working for him and the independence of some may be bought but not the independence of some others. That is why media is a fourth power beside the judiciary, legislative and executive powers.