WHERE'S THE OUTRAGE ON MEDICAL POT RULING?

The uproar and discontent is coming. It must be. The ire or angry
Californians awaits for another instance of activist judges
legislating from the bench. The voice of the people has yet again
been neglected by a court that, rather than interpret law, relies
instead on personal political persuasion.

Medical marijuana has again been deemed a violation of the federal
Controlled Substance Act of 1970 by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals, despite having been approved by a majority of California
voters in 1996. What of the will of the people and big government not
interfering in our lives? What of the public outrage toward these
activist judges? Evidently, the only judges who feel the heat are the
ones who try to move an allegedly secular cross off of public land.

Judges exist outside the sphere of public influence for a reason: So
they can interpret law. All judges appear activist when they rule on
a decision with which we may disagree. But keep the criticism
consistent. If you called out the activist judges who tried to remove
the cross off of Mount Soledad over public objection, so too should
these judges who deny medical marijuana to sick Californians face your scorn.

Brett McKinney

Rancho San Diego