20-something Pot Smokers Unite

There's quite a little dustup over in Missoula. It seems that voters passed an initiative to de-emphasize pot crimes in law enforcement.

The initiative was overruled by County Commissioners.

Much of the criticism, online and off, has alluded to County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg's position that a “gut feeling” led him to conclude Missoula's electorate misinterpreted the ballot language. The tone of Wednesday's public hearing, which was teeming with 20-something adults, went from inquisitive to indignant when Van Valkenburg used the phrase “gut feeling,” which many called insulting.

“Your ‘gut feeling' does not supersede the democratic process,” according to one post.

Very true. While I may not agree with the initiative, I agree even less with the few convincing themselves that they are qualified to make all the decisions for the many.