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NEW POLL OVERVIEW:<br />
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The people of the state of Michigan approved the medical marijuana ballot initiative in 2008.<br />
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Kalamazoo voters recently approved making a little marijuana use a minor issue by successfully passing an amendment to the city's charter.<br />
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Sixty-five percent of those who voted on it were in favor of amending the Kalamazoo city charter so that the use of an ounce or less of marijuana by any one 21 years or older is the lowest priority of law enforcement.<br />
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The people promoting the charter amendment drive in Kalamazoo state that their ultimate goal is for legalized marijuana use that the government can then tax and regulate.<br />
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A Kalamazoo attorney and one of the authors of the successful charter amendment, said there is a grassroots movement to lessen the penalties for marijuana possession.<br />
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These activists see the 2012 presidential election year as a prime opportunity to push their agenda to decriminalize pot growing and use by Michigan&rsquo;s residents.<br />
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NEW POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Are you in favor of decriminalizing the growing and use of marijuana for personal use in Michigan?<br />
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Undecided<br />
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TO VOTE IN THIS POLL CLICK ON THIS LINK<br />
<a href="http://www.clinton-countygop.org/content/are-you-favor-decriminalizing-growing-and-use-marijuana-personal-use-michigan">http://www.clinton-countygop.org/content/are-you-favor-decriminalizing-growing-and-use-marijuana-personal-use-michigan</a><br />
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(To enter your comments click on &quot;Add new comment&quot; after you vote.)<br />
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PREVIOUS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should Michigan public schools require the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance each day?<br />
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Yes . . . . . . . . . . 76%<br />
No . . . . . . . . . . .24%<br />
Undecided . . . . . . 0% <br />
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TWO COMMENTS WERE MADE ON THIS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Anonymous Comment #1<br />
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&quot;Some teachers argue that small children are unable to understand what giving their consent means or understand the Pledge they are taking.&quot;<br />
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When did the daily saying of the Pledge of Allegiance stop occuring in our schools? Teachers that &quot;argue&quot; this nonsense should not be teachers and should be removed. They must have a huge attitude problem and are unwilling to do the job paid for by American taxpayers. The entire purpose of education at home or in schools is that children, small and big, learn the meaning of words and ideas by repetition: whether please, thank you, I love you, I'm sorry, addition, subtraction, the times tables, etc. Teacher that may this &quot;arguement&quot; may personally disagree with the Pledge or hate the United States and wish to obstruct the student's education of all that the pledge says about the United States, our symbols and their meaning: flag, republic ,one nation under God, liberty and justice for all. If a teacher cannot or will not teach the Pledge of Allegiance, it is likely that they are also not properly teaching American History, World History or citizenship and key core values.<br />
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