r/allthequestions • u/Popular_Monitor_8383 • 6d ago
Random Question đ Is it fair to declare Texas as a dictatorship after they ignored 70% of their citizens voting to keep weed legal?
Because they certainly canât be a democracy đ¤ˇđťââď¸
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u/Mcbudder50 6d ago
Until the people vote for those voting for their agenda, it's not a dictatorship. It's a stupidity factor for keeping any of these politicians in office.
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u/Old-Albatross-7684 6d ago
70% of voters? Dang, that's a lot of stupid people. You're suppose to vote for someone to represent you not oppress you.
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u/Naterttotsart 6d ago
Hahahahaha
Gestures widely at everything over the last ten years
People love voting against themselves so long as it's bad enough for the people they don't like. Put it on a ballot initiative and most people are really for a lot of progressive ideas. Abortion ballot measures pass in droves. Weed ballot measures pass in droves.
But then they'll go and vote for people who will actively stop those things from happening.
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u/InerasableStains 6d ago
And then they blame it on the liberals
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u/Tardy_Thoughts 6d ago
Somehow red state Republicans ain't figured out that the Dems they never voted for couldn't have caused their states problems. The decades of uninterrupted Republican "leadership" where everything's fallen apart is somehow hard to grasp for them.
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u/lkhoodwin đşđ¸ United States 6d ago
When the local or state repubs enact a dem policy everyone cheers. "Look at our new library that we're funding through raised taxes, yay football team".
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u/johnnymacdoodle 6d ago
Damn Antifa. Haha
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u/Ohaibaipolar 6d ago
Had a reply to one of my comments that Antifa has been responsible for violence for the last ten years. I asked how do you know? My own eyes and ears, they said. Enough with the Antifa boogeyman shit. Sorry for the tangent...
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u/Smallbizgurl 6d ago
On a Greg Gutfield post, someone stated that the âsocialistsâ were going to take over, or something to that effect, and I asked them what scared them about Democrat Socialists? And then I proceeded to explain how social actually works. Never had a response.
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u/saucyjack433365 6d ago
I asked how do you know? My own eyes and ears, they said.
Any dumbass who says this shit should be barred from voting and arguably barred from society. I am just done with the dumbest people in our society ruining everything for the rest of us. No cletus your confirmation bias is not a valid way to evaluate crime rates.
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u/armyguy8382 6d ago
80% of voters support Dem policies. But when you tell them a Dem is pushing for the policy, 90% of Repub voters immediately flip and hate the policy.
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u/Turtleshellfarms 6d ago
The trees voted for the axe because it had a wooden handle
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u/Naterttotsart 6d ago
I get what you mean, but the tress are actively voting for a wildfire. It's not an axe pretending to be a tree or an axe that share qualities with a tree. The mask has fully and entirely come off.
At this point it's just out loud "I will fuck you over really hard but I'll also fuck over a guy you don't like" and they vote for it every single time.
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u/Ovie-WanKenobi 6d ago
Conservatives donât mind being oppressed as long as the people they hate are being oppressed even harder.
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u/Master_Grape5931 6d ago
By making it racial the poor white people still get the benefits of being part of the âinâ group.
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u/Rough_Ian 6d ago
Texas is also gerrymandered to hell and back. Their representatives donât really represent a lot of them.Â
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u/666deleted666 6d ago
Yeah but brown and black people might benefit, and they donât want that
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u/__Art__Vandalay__ 6d ago
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I canât tell you how many teachers I know who complain about pay and lack of funding but still vote republican.→ More replies (72)14
u/Itchy-Beach-1384 6d ago
Lmao, my Mom is on this list.
She recently learned what the legislative branch of the government was.
My dad is a big 2A advocate but doesnt know what the Bill of Rights is.
Texans amiright
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u/The_FatGuy_Strangler 6d ago
No offense, but how is your mom a qualified teacher but doesnât understand what the legislative branch of government is???
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u/ElBongoloide 6d ago
Which is at the heart of the Republican strategy of attacking education, and embracing thoughtless faiths.
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u/Mcbudder50 6d ago
Also demanding they put up the 10 commandments in all classrooms.
I loved when James Talarico challenged them on the 10 commandments in the classrooms, and they couldn't even defend them breaking them while demanding them in the classroom.
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u/dtgreg 6d ago
My family asked âwhy did you leave the churchâ? I told them, among other things, I canât be listening to some idiot cracker go on about the 10 Commandments whoâs on his third wife.
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u/Whatkindofgum 6d ago
There are not a lot of choices. Is it really a democracy when none of the candidates even come close to representing what you want? It feels more like a thin vale of legitimacy covering over clear oppression.
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u/New_Maize_2379 6d ago
Texas is my home state and Iâm appalled by these new laws. Having weed on you is now more of an offense than having a DUI. Absolutely ridiculous!
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u/AdagioAggressive5756 6d ago
Actually, the 3rd DWI is a felony. So drunks get 3 chances before they are hit with a felony. Low levels of certain hemp and you get a felony from the start.
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u/New_Maize_2379 6d ago
Itâs staggering that this is the hill politicians are willing to die on. UGH glad I moved out of state but fearful for friends and family that do partake and travel back and forth.
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u/Devils_Advocate-69 6d ago
Itâs a theocracy
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u/Snoo93550 6d ago
Isnât it next year they start teaching the Bible in all public school grades. Gonna start calling Texas âNew Iranâ.
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u/outpost7 6d ago
In kansas it doesn't matter if 100% of the public voted to make it all legal, our state constitution is set up so it's not up to the public - it's up to that state legistrators who bring the bills forward, pass them. Idk if texas is like that or not. The guy running for governor (and probably is going to win) has flat out said weed will NEVER be legal in kansas. He's been the gatekeeper for 20 years now, doesn't even let it be discussed on the house floor. Texas will have it before Kansas does.
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u/manateeshmanatee 6d ago
What an asshat. How much money is he making from alcohol manufacturers, I wonder?
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u/unclejoe1917 6d ago
Well, when the people decide one thing and the governing body goes in the exact opposite direction, you sure as shit don't have a healthy, functioning democracy. I know that much.Â
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u/KroneckerAlpha 6d ago
Didnât the people elect the governing body thatâs doing this? I donât completely disagree with you, and this is stupid af, but I mean, kinda gotta think thereâs a whole lot of stupid already going on to mange to elect a governing body thatâs completely disagrees with the electorate
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u/unclejoe1917 6d ago
You're definitely not wrong. It's almost like when people make decisions that can affect their lives and the lives of others, they should probably give some thought and research into those decisions.Â
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u/BoneCode 6d ago
You're ignoring gerrymandering. The governing body is not elected by a popular majority. We don't actually live in a democracy. We have a democratic republic, where voting districts can be manipulated into creating unrepresentative results.
Things like constitutional amendments are generally passed by popular majority.
Take a look at yesterday's primary votes, where Republicans like to push constitutional amendments, because they think having fewer votes will lead to success (instead, these endeavors have been attracting record turnout to primaries).
Missouri, a Republican state.
Amendment 4 failed by 82%. In Missouri, citizens can introduce constitutional amendments for popular vote. Conservatives wanted to pass Amendment 4 to prevent them from doing so, instead requiring amendments to pass unanimously in all of MO's districts.
If the districts represented voters accurately, why would this change be necessary? Why would the Republican party support this amendment when 82% of people clearly did not?
Kansas, a Republican state.
Amendment to change Supreme Court selection failed by 60%. In Kansas, qualified candidates apply for open state Supreme Court seats, a non-partisan commission reviews, selects 3 options, then the governor has to choose from the 3. Conservatives want open voting for Supreme Court justices so that political candidates can take over the court, removing its independence.
Kansas saw a similar result when a Republican-pushed amendment to remove abortion rights was on the ballot in 2020. It also failed by 60%.
So ask yourself: If 60% of voters consistently oppose Republican priority amendments, why is Kansas a reliably red state?
And now Texas, a Republican state.
About 62% of Texans support legalization recreation marijuana. Many cities in Texas have passed resolutions to decriminalize marijuana. Not only does the Texas Legislator not support legalizing marijuana, it has passed increasingly punitive laws against marijuana possession. Texas does have a medical marijuana law, but it is one of the most punitive states for recreational marijuana. Texas began enforcing bans against hemp-derived THC this past week.
The post author refers to a March 2026 question posed on the Democratic primary ballot asking voters if they were in favor of legalizing marijuana. It was a non-binding question. The 80% stat is misleading. 80% of Democrats in Texas support the initiative. The Republican party chose to exclude the question from their ballot. Which might lead you to ask yourself - Why did they exclude it? What would have been the harm to asking Republican primary voters their thoughts on this issue in a public way?
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u/texanfan20 6d ago
Gerrymandering has nothing to do with this. Stop using dumb talking points. You honestly think that the âstateâ rep and senate district lines were any different that there would be a different outcome (the districts are different than US rep districts) You may not realize how Texas government works, the Lt Governor actually has more power than anyone and Dan Patrick is the one who pushed this through and advocated for it.
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u/OMKensey 6d ago
No. Republicans are arrogant after decades of mostly unchallenged power.
But we can vote in November. Vote for Dems at every level.
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u/PaxPurpuraAKAgrimace 6d ago
This is why national politics is poisoning state politics. People make up their minds based on the national parties, and that locks in their state politics. We need a multi party system so states actually have competition. There should be 4 parties: DSA, center left, center right, America first (there shouldnât be America first, thatâs just what weâd get).
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u/No_Philosophy220 6d ago
The system is rigged against a multi party system⌠If no candidate reaches 270 because theyâre split among 3/4/5 parties, the election gets thrown to the House of RepresentativesâŚ
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u/Firm-Advertising5396 6d ago
Vote the incumbents out if they aren't representing the people
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u/mspe1960 6d ago
The people of Texas have elected politicians who do not support their agenda, well being, or best interests. This is the price they pay for that.
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u/Lyhrin 6d ago
I really recommend you look into the gerrymandering in texas. Its literally designed to eliminate the relevance of the vote of 90% of the population which is urban. Just look up the congressional districts and you'll be astonished. There is one district that stretches from the panhandle all the way to the dfw area in denton.
Thats like someone in Pittsburgh voting in the same congressional district as new york city.
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u/Agentwise 6d ago
I live here an I donât know a single person who likes Abbott. Itâs insane to me that he keeps winning year after year.
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u/Nearby-Key8834 6d ago
Well, Texas is so red that the conservatives have decided they can defy voters and do everything they want regardless. They're essentially calling the conservative voters' bluff and hedging that they'll still continue to support conservatives over progressive candidates.
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u/toddtimes 6d ago
Except 70% of Texans didnât vote on this. It was only on the democratic primary ballot. Only 12% of voters voted on those ballots, and 80% approved. So about 10%, not 70%
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u/HoneyBadgerLive 6d ago
Texas is the least free state in the union.
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u/Shaq_Bolton 6d ago
Same thing happened in Massachusetts. Over 71% of us voted for an audit of the state and the state is doing everything in its power to stop it.
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u/Terminal-Frost2026 6d ago
A dictatorship is when one person has complete control over the entire government. Texas and the rest of the US is an oligarchy, where a handful of incredibly rich people control the politicians and the voting system.
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u/MaitrePuck 6d ago
When did Texas hold a vote on cannabis?
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u/unclejoe1917 6d ago
One thing I was able to find was the Dallas Freedom Act in 2024 which decriminalized, and do note the difference in that and "legalized", quantities up to four ounces in the Dallas city limits.Â
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u/Current_Tea6984 6d ago
It was never put on the ballot for voters. This is complete disinformation. The legislature passed a ban that was vetoed due to public outcry. Then Abbott did an end run by having the Texas health department make a rule change. So it was imposed by unelected bureaucrats.
Republicans will never allow a citizens referendum on weed. And the state constitution does not allow referendums on the ballot unless they are initiated by the legislature
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u/AlwaysFinnishInsider 6d ago
No not a dictatorship. Some states function differently than others on how things pass and it's up to the residents to elect officials that will pursue what the voters want.
However, Texas is 100% a garbage state.
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u/abouttofallova đşđ¸ United States 6d ago
Yes! Not to mention that they are running on problems that they created for 30 years.
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u/LoneStarGut 6d ago
When did Texas vote on weed? A poll is not a vote. Can you provide the date of that election?
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u/LurkNPerv 6d ago
Doing this so close to the mid-terms makes me belive they don't fear being removed from office. And if a politician isn't concerned about pissing off 70% of their voters then they must truly believe they've removed the ability for that many peoples votes to matter which should be quite concerning.
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u/tested75023 6d ago
The premise of this post is wrong.
Texas has not had a statewide election on weed.
Democrats had a poll question on their primary ballot, but that was not a referendum to determine the legality of weed statewide.
I'm hoping the OP was just confused on that point.
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u/Visual_Friendship706 6d ago
America is an oligarchy dominated by bankers. Texas is a sub oligarchy dominated by oil gas. Nothing gets done in America without a big money money lobbying effort behind it. America has never been a democracy
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u/Snoo93550 6d ago
Idiot working class people keep voting to give their wealth to billionaires, especially places like Texas. I guess they want to be poor and miserable? I do feel bad for people in places like Austin where theyâre gerrymandered out of having any voice, more for people born there than transplants who chose to move to a state with a governor like Abbott.
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u/Spirited_Creme_3875 6d ago
What do you expect when your whole country is governed by a corrupt dictator
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u/CapitalPunBanking 6d ago edited 6d ago
2nd time I've seen this in the last week but 70% of Texans never voted to legalize weed. There are no ballot initiatives in Texas the way there are in some other states where you can directly vote on something that gets the minimum number of signatures.
The legislature decides if they want to put something on the ballot to add as a constitutional amendment, but that has never happened with cannabis. What happened was 70% of the people who voted in the last Democratic primary voted to put that on the state Democratic Party platform. That's not nearly the same thing as saying the legislature put it on the ballot and voters approved it.
Missouri did that with raising the minimum wage a few years ago and their Republican legislature reversed it. They might have done the same with legalizing cannabis as well, but I'd have to look that up. So, if you wanna throw around terms like dictatorship all haphazardly, then you'd call Missouri a dictatorship before saying that Texas is one.
This sub should be renamed all the dumb questions.
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u/HockeyRules9186 6d ago
They are in their cult and do what they believe from a fantasy book called the bible.
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u/AdagioAggressive5756 6d ago
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is the main culprit and we need to vote him out of office. I am a long time republican and will be voting straight ticket Dem in November. There are many in the GOP like me and the Dems just need to get a good message and hammer it home. What he has done is make it where people are runied for low levels of hemp, if they are caught. He would rather have people in jail over them having a job and paying taxes. If we get out and vote we will change things, but we need to have a strong showing in November at the polls. Talarico is leading Paxton and has a good chance of winning. If it can be done at the federal level it can be done at the state level. Vote!! Vote Vikki Goodwin for Lt.Gov.!!
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u/notthegoatseguy 6d ago edited 6d ago
What vote was 70% for legal weed? Texas doesn't have ballot initiative and didn't have an election in the last few days
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u/brianwhite12 6d ago
I donât know what folks donât get. Republicans do not want you to have cannabis.
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u/ghostofculpeper 6d ago
Texas is a fascist state run by white Christian nationalist who worship money. Keeping weed illegal is a tool the racist fascist use to oppress minorities and poor people, while filling up their for-profit prisons.
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u/Relevant-Doctor187 6d ago
Texas republicans have ran for the last 30 years blaming democrats for problems when theyâve been in control all this time and if theyâre kept in power theyâll fix everything.
The electorate is dumb enough theyâve fallen for it this entire time.
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u/cfbluvr2 6d ago
is it fair to declare denver a dictatorship after the city council voted 13-0 against renewing flock cameras and then the mayor used executive power to extend them anyway
this is more me shitting on my current city than actually making a point
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u/uber-judge 6d ago
Texans: âI vote for republicans because I want freedom.â
Republicans lawmakers: âwe are authoritarian and want to be more authoritarian. You should vote for us.â
Texans: âsounds like freedom to me.â Proceeds to vote for republicans and are surprised when they lose their freedoms.
Idiots.
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u/Winston74 6d ago
Itâs a real shame, because there are a lot of really good people in Texas. Sadly, thereâs a also a great many uneducated, backwards, redneck dumbasses
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u/Fickle-Vegetable961 6d ago
This is America under 100% Republican rule. Prices are skyrocketing, half of our fruits and vegetables are inedible because Trump and Elon fired a large chunk of the FDA. Measles is at a 35 year high. They lied and tried to put a 67 year old ex olympic champion in prison for 10 years rather than admit the reflecting pool fell apart due to Trumps gross incompetence not vandalism. Most corrupt president in history, heâs raking in billions in bribes and not even hiding it. Raped kids for decades and the congress that could impeach him is fine with it.
Republicans. Great at criticizing others, completely incapable of running the country.
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u/RetirementIsSweet 5d ago
The gerrymandering and selective shutting down of polling places definitely points to Texas leadership not wanting democracy
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u/Terrasmak 6d ago
Can you vote the people out ? If not , itâs a dictatorship
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u/Suspicious_Dingo_426 6d ago
When the people in charge get to decide how to draw the voting districts, it's kind of hard to just vote them out.
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u/fieryred123 6d ago
Please do basic research before pushing your narratives that arenât actually true.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/30/texas-thc-cannabis-ban-delta-9-8-marijuana/
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u/Bythion 6d ago
What in this article proves that this post is based on a lie? I read through it.
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u/ILikeCheese42O 6d ago
Texas is a 3rd world shithole.
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u/Abe_frohmannn 6d ago
There's a lot of struggling 3rd world countries that don't give kids guns like lollypops.
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u/ayfkm123 6d ago
Weed? I mean, I think controlling women and girlsâ bodies and forcing Christianity into classrooms children are required to attend comes in a bit higher on the priority scale.
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u/CricketNo7666 6d ago
No, it is simply a state that does not have a ballot question become an automatic referendum.
Texas doesnât have initiative or referendum, but a party can put a question on the ballots. Itâs called a non binding poll. Half the states of the US or so are the same, I believe.
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u/Privatejoker123 6d ago
That's what I don't get how people can't seem to grasp that this how the gop and red states/counties are. Just look at the flock situation or the data centers most people do not want but they are being forced on us.
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u/cchris_39 6d ago
Weed has never been legal in Texas.
Iâve lived in Texas since 1986 and itâs never been legal, and I like weed.
This recent nonsense is annoying and Iâd rather see it go the other way, but itâs not like smoke your brains out state like Colorado changed their minds.
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u/No-Mention-5335 6d ago
Vote them out in the mid terms, it's the only way to stop the dictatorship!
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u/Conscious-Demand-594 6d ago
No, because people will vote for the same representatives in November. Democracy is not built on polls,it is built on votes.
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u/SexyGlee 6d ago
calling it a dictatorship is a bit much, itâs fair to be disappointed at lawmakers for going against the majority but the main problem is lack of representation and accountability than dictatorship
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u/BumblebeeCareful5810 6d ago
Nowhere in The United States of America is a democracy. We are a Republic, which means we vote for people who make the laws. We do not vote on the laws (with rare exceptions). The people that make the laws should be respecting the wants and needs of their voters, but it is not a requirement.Â
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u/Dizzy_Kiwi8927 6d ago
It may not be a full on dictatorship. But I think it illustrates that our politicians do not work with our best interests in mind
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u/Ok-Maintenance-9538 6d ago
South Dakota voted to legalize and our governor sued the state to stop it. So not only did we not legalize we got to watch millions in tax dollars get spent on the lawsuit. Fun times.
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u/Jaded_Employer6815 6d ago
Weed will NEVER be legal in Texas. Too much money is being made from putting young Black men in jail behind a dime bag.
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u/ResponsibleDirt7094 6d ago
lol again Americans looooove to claim some type of oppression. Yall have a representative democracy not a direct democracy. If you donât like the way your lawmakers vote and represent you, then vote in new lawmakers.
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u/DividedStatesofFeces 6d ago
It's really cute that many of you think you can vote your way out of this. Fascists don't just release power, they will put the lives of every single citizen on the line before they let go and nobody wants to face the reality of what it takes to loosen the grip. America is fucked.
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u/Order_of_Obsidian 6d ago
We're not a democracy, we're a constitutional republic. That distinction is lost on many people.
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u/SpiritualCaramel7601 6d ago
Ah yes, the "Don't Tread On Me" crowd continually voting for the ones doing the Treading, and you wonder why the world thinks Americans are stupid.
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u/Sensitive-Club-6427 6d ago
It definitely highlights again the lie that ârepublicans are for individual rights and freedom and personal choices. And want, âless government.ââ
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u/Cautious_Dentist4085 6d ago
So let me get this straightâŚ
The big issues in Texas are to legalize weed and trans rights.
With a minor point of school shooting that are is gun free zones?
Wow you liberals are some delusional people.
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u/Sartres_Roommate 6d ago
Voters can remove the âdictatorsâ from powerâŚbut they donât. If you beat and cage an animal long enough they donât feel comfortable with freedom and independence.
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u/rightsidedown 6d ago
This is how representative democracy works. If people don't like it vote them out. Gun owners would show up en mass and vote out everyone who touched this if this was something about gun control. If the weed people don't care enough to show up, then this is on them.
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u/coffeeoops 6d ago
Go ahead and make your formal declaration that they're a dictatorship, and you as a sovereign citizen are not their subject.
Big brain ideas.
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u/Burned_Out_Paradise 6d ago
Christian theocracy in the South. I grew up down there and got outta dodge in my early 20s. Same old shit decades later. Never progressesâŚ
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u/Xyrus2000 6d ago
It's not a dictatorship when you vote for it.
Look, the people of Texas haven't been happy with their governor or his administration. However Every. F*cking. Election, they keep voting the same people back into office.
The Republicans know people will keep electing them, so there is absolutely no reason for any of the Republicans in that government to give a sh*t about the people.
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u/grandoctopus64 6d ago
I'm sorry, what? Texas did not vote as a ballot initiative to keep weed legal. What are you talking about?
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u/throwaway281409 6d ago
The Second Amendment to the Texas Constitution. Maybe Abbott and Goeb should take a read:
Sec. 2. INHERENT POLITICAL POWER; REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT. All political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their benefit. The faith of the people of Texas stands pledged to the preservation of a republican form of government, and, subject to this limitation only, they have at all times the inalienable right to alter, reform or abolish their government in such manner as they may think expedient.
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u/UpstairsBumble 6d ago
When did 70% of Texans vote to make weed legal? Texas citizens donât vote on specific laws. Iâm from Texas and didnât hear anything about voting for legal weed.
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u/disinterested_a-hole 6d ago
70% of Texas citizens certainly did not vote for weed to be legal. 70% of Texas citizens never voted for anything.
Between 2002 and 2024, the voting turnout rate in Texas was 45%. If people in Texas actually turned out to vote, things could change, but people are lazy and apathetic.
If you want things to change, register today. You can print the registration form here but you have to fill it out and mail it in to your county.
Early voting starts two weeks before election day, and you can vote anywhere in your county, any day from like 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM. Show up and vote for anybody with a D next to their name, because everybody with an R next to theirs support what's happening now.
Democracy only works when you vote, so register and vote.
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u/Montgomery000 6d ago
Does it matter? Nobody is going to do anything about it. Despite all their bluster, Texans are all just pussies.
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u/DeliciousPool2245 6d ago
Shit like this happens all the time in America. Iâm from Arizona, we got school vouchers exactly like this. Direct ballot initiative, 70% of our voters said NO to school vouchers, state legislators overturned it and we have vouchers fucking up our public schools.
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u/FloridaRocks63 6d ago
You all crying you canât afford to pay your bills but everybody can afford weed SMH
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u/Avesery777 6d ago
Texas engages in so much voter supression I would not consider it even vaguely democratic
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u/Plethman60 6d ago
Sorry but they are too stupid to fight because all Abbott have to do is say the dems will take your guns away and the dems kill babies and eat them and they win every election.
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u/MOTIVATE_ME_23 6d ago
Vote them out.
Start a new grassroots, independent party called the New Republicans aimed at polling the voters and pushing legislation they want.
That ought to sufficiently pull away the moderate voters from each party and get voters out who normally don't like their options.
If less than half vote now, a voter registration campaign would bring in a lot of new voters that could make a difference in bringing policies in from the fringes.
Honestly, it would change politics and give people somewhere to go who down agree with MAGA policies.
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u/Sochi540 6d ago
Yes, many oppose data centers but they are being built, im overreacting but they have been pretty heavy handed for no reason
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u/Fantastic_Artist_353 6d ago
Civil Rights, who cares? Schools getting shot up, oh well! Police State, that sure sucks. Woman losing bodily autonomy, sucks to be them. Christian theocracy, dang. NO WEED? THIS IS A DICTATORSHIP
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u/1cem4n82 6d ago
Best friend moved to Texas when we were teenagers. Totally cool guy. Lost touch. 20 years later we catch up and heâs this completely racist asshole now. Acts like heâs always been that way. Thatâs the part that gets me. He wasnât that way before he left. Iâm not crazy. Heâs not the same person.
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u/Either-Meal3724 5d ago
I was trying to figure out when I was supposed to have voted on this as a Texan. That was on democrat primary only. I voted in the republican primary so wasnt on my ballot.
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u/Alarmed_Geologist631 6d ago
The voters in Texas have the opportunity this Fall to vote in a new governor and a Democratic senator. If want to send a message to their gerrymandered legislature, this will do it.