May 06, 2010 08:26 PM UTC

Sen. Scott Renfroe: Call Out National Guard on Potheads

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• by: Colorado Pols

From the well of the Colorado Senate yesterday, self-explanatory enough:

UPDATE: From the Denver Post’s Curtis Hubbard, writing at The Spot:

When I first heard of Renfroe’s comments, I couldn’t help but remember that he has a reputation for hyperbole, as those who were paying attention to his remarks last year during debate of a same-sex partner benefits bill will recall:

“I’m not saying (homosexuality) is the only sin that is out there. Obviously we have sin – we have murder, we have, we have all sorts of sin, we have adultery, and we don’t make laws making those legal, and we would never think to make murder legal.”

But then I got to thinking that saying the governor should call out the Guard on people who A) have complied with state law for using medical marijuana and B) are exercising their First Amendment Rights, at a minimum, is worth a larger conversation…