Subj : Re: Government Re-opened To : Aaron Thomas From : Ron L. Date : Fri Nov 14 2025 07:08:43 -=> Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=- RL> Rand has a bit of a point: The Dems snuck in something extra in the RL> spending bill that basically puts hemp farmers out of business. AT> I didn't know that but I see what you mean by "a bit of a point." Rand was correct to call out that this wasn't a "clean spending bill" because of the couple of things that the Dems put in. He was correct to call out that those things would hurt some Americans. But he wasn't correct in that we should continue to hurt thousands of people for the sake of a few - which can be corrected later. So only a "bit" of a point. AT> But still, he's only doing half the job if he doesn't explain himself AT> and the situation more. The public needs to know why Democrats had AT> "reefer madness" just a couple years ago and why they now want to AT> sabotage the growers. Correct. Rand seems to be slipping. Could he be compromised now? AT> It's interesting. Usually they create a problem then offer a solution, AT> but this time they're doing it backwards. Anthropologists should be AT> studying it. It's more a job for psychaitrists. But we already know why they do these things: Power. .... Windows speed tip: type DEL \WINDOWS\*.* ___ MultiMail/Linux v0.52 --- Mystic BBS/QWK v1.12 A47 2021/12/25 (Windows/32) * Origin: cold fusion - cfbbs.net - grand rapids, mi (1:120/616) .