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Better Late than Never

by Lee — Wednesday, 9/28/11, 11:03 pm

Nina Shapiro’s profile of former U.S. Attorney John McKay is long, but a very interesting read. As I’ve written about a few times here, McKay has undergone a big transformation from Republican U.S. Attorney to an outspoken advocate of marijuana legalization and other issues important to civil libertarians. It’s very reminiscent of former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr’s transformation earlier in the decade.

Despite my reservations about the New Approach Washington initiative, I’m glad to see McKay lending his voice to the effort to end marijuana prohibition. It’s rare that people make these kinds of radical political changes after a long career, and Shapiro goes back through the last decade to recount the history of how McKay made that journey. Much of it is a tale we’re very familiar with, as the Bush Administration’s DOJ became politicized and expected Bush-appointed U.S. Attorneys to be political actors.

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    Thursday, 9/29/11 at 4:14 pm

    Little by little, things are starting to fall in-place. Eventually we’ll have cannabis legal and available to adults who choose to enjoy it, just as we have alcohol available to adults who choose to enjoy their drinks in the evening.

    Keep up the good work, Lee!!

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