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I couldn't agree more. Local elections matter a lot. Especially when local elections in places like Seattle, WA are generating insane amounts of campaign money

• enraged_camel 10y ago
  Local elections matter, but the direction of the country is determined at the federal level. That's why there's so much media coverage of it. That, and the Supremacy Clause. Whatever local laws you vote for are superseded by federal law. By definition, this means federal elections matter a lot more than local elections (even though local elections have a more immediate short-term impact on the populace).
  • maxwelljoslyn 10y ago
    I don't know much about law. If that's the case, how does legal marijuana work in Oregon, Colorado, Washington, and other legal states? Is it federally illegal but the feds just don't interfere?
    • turkeysandwich 10y ago
      Yes, that's exactly the situation. Hopefully the federal government deschedules marijuana soonish.