Family Council “Business as Usual” About Trump Administration

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Little Rock—On Tuesday, businessman Donald Trump was elected President of the United States. Family Council President Jerry Cox released a statement, saying, “As far as our work is concerned, the Trump Administration will be business as usual.

“Many people are shocked by the outcome of this election, but we’re going to continue doing what we’ve done for the past twenty-seven years. We’re going to go to the legislature and pass good laws, defeat the bad ones, and speak up for biblical values every chance we get. Since we are primarily a state-based organization, our primary focus at this time is on the January session of the Arkansas Legislature. With solid, conservative majorities in both houses and with the help of Governor Hutchinson, we are looking forward to the best legislative session in our entire twenty-seven year history,” Cox said.

Cox does see some possible bright spots. “With a new administration, we hope the federal government will back off from pushing a social agenda on the states. For instance, the Obama Administration’s push to force schools to let transgender students pick the shower or dressing facility of their choice would have been unimaginable under any previous presidential administration.”

On the appointment of judges, Cox said. “I am cautiously optimistic about Mr. Trump’s promise to appoint federal judges who will be fair on issues like the sanctity of human life and the proper interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. In that regard, his promise is much more appealing than Hillary Clinton’s promise to appoint pro-abortion judges to the U.S. Supreme Court.”

Cox also noted Trump’s promise to repeal the Johnson Amendment, saying, “The little-known Johnson Amendment that was added to the IRS tax code without a fair hearing in Congress has created a lot turmoil for churches and charities over the decades. It restricts free speech and religious liberty by threatening religious Americans with penalties if they weigh in too much on politics. No other group of Americans is singled out like that. Donald Trump promised to repeal the Johnson Amendment at the Republic National Convention. We hope he will follow through on that promise.”

Cox said that the 2016 Presidential Election shows that we are a deeply divided nation. “Some people want a lot more government and others want a lot less. This election didn’t change those numbers.”

Family Council is a conservative education and research organization based in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Marijuana Fight Shifts to the Arkansas Legislature

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Little Rock — On Tuesday Arkansas passed a marijuana ballot measure, Issue 6. Family Council President Jerry Cox released a statement, saying, “This fight is not over. The battle now shifts to the Arkansas Legislature.”

Cox said, “A clever and grossly misleading advertising campaign funded by the marijuana industry deceived enough people into voting for a measure that is recreational marijuana masquerading as medicine. Hundreds of thousands of otherwise healthy people will soon qualify to use marijuana recreationally. It puts our children in harm’s way while a handful of businessmen get rich selling everything from marijuana candy to rolled joints as ‘medicine.’ We plan to fight tooth and nail to protect Arkansans from the consequences of this amendment.”

Cox said, “We have to find a way to mitigate the harm done when tons of so-called ‘medical marijuana’ are injected into our communities, our schools, and the workplace.”

Cox says his group already has some ideas for anti-marijuana legislation that can be introduced when the Arkansas Legislature convenes in January. “For example, we need to prevent marijuana advertising, define what it means to be impaired, clarify zoning options for cities and counties, and figure out how to keep marijuana out of our schools.”

Recently, Governor Hutchinson and eighty-four members of the Arkansas General Assembly went on record as opposing Issue 6. Cox said, “Lawmakers’ and other government officials’ hands will be tied by certain parts of the measure, and their will to change other parts will be lessened by the fact that voters chose to write marijuana into our state constitution. As things are now, the Arkansas Legislature is all that stands between the destructive power of Big Marijuana companies and the People of Arkansas.”

The Family Council is a conservative education and research organization based in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Michigan Audit Reveals One Doctor Wrote 11,810 “Medical” Marijuana Notes

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Kush_closeAn audit by the Michigan Auditor General has revealed some troubling information about the state’s “medical” marijuana program.

According to the state’s audit, one doctor in Michigan signed off on 11,810 “medical” marijuana patients. That’s 14% of all “medical” marijuana users in the state.

Even if that doctor worked 80 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, he or she would only have about 20 minutes to devote to each marijuana patient every year. How can a doctor possibly oversee that many “medical” marijuana users?

Also startling: 22 other doctors signed off on 46,854 marijuana users; that’s nearly 2,130 marijuana users per doctor, on average. How can such a small number of doctors possibly monitor marijuana use by so many people?

Altogether, this report shows that roughly 70% of the marijuana notes certifying people to use “medical” marijuana in Michigan come from just 23 doctors. The same thing can happen in Arkansas under Issue 6.

With numbers like these, it’s plain to see “medical” marijuana is really just recreational marijuana by another name.

Anyone with pain or nausea can use marijuana.

Doctors don’t prescribe marijuana; they write a note that lets a marijuana user get a marijuana card.

Marijuana isn’t dispensed through a pharmacy; marijuana cardholders buy it from a store.

And marijuana use is not regulated or overseen in any meaningful sense.

Click Here to Read the Full Audit.

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