Plenty Of Upside For Repubs On The Pot Vote

Regarding "Tweet declares pot OK" (Tuesday Nation Page A3), Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper Tweeted his approval of the state referendum rather than address it in a more official capacity so as to avoid controversy, but I say, let the Establishment embrace a nationwide initiative to legalize pot.  On the one hand, you will please pot smokers, the overwhelming number of which are Democrats.  You will also please Republicans who have already realized that, once pot is legalized, an overwhelming number of Democrats will never bother to vote again.

Pete Smith
Cypress