Pubdate: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 Source: Dallas Morning News (TX) Copyright: 2000 The Dallas Morning News Contact: P.O. Box 655237, Dallas, Texas 75265 Fax: (972) 263-0456 Feedback: http://dmnweb.dallasnews.com/letters/ Website: http://www.dallasnews.com/ Forum: http://forums.dallasnews.com:81/webx Author: Steve Wood FREE COUNTRY OR WHAT? Re: Justices block medical marijuana. Government created for the people by the people. Isn't that the whole basis to our government? Well, apparently not. The people of California passed into law, by majority vote, that they will allow the distribution of marijuana for medical purposes. Now I don't know if that is right or wrong, but it doesn't matter - - the people of California spoke. So now the federal government comes in and puts a stop to it. Does the people's vote not count? This is not free government, this is dictatorship at its worst. They took a right away from the people of California and really they took a right away from you and me. Steve Wood, Plano - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D