"It's the state's decision."
Bill of Rights, Amendment X "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively…"
Bill of Rights, Amendment X "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively…"
The New York Times published an article that presents an issue with letting states decide on marijuana or not. States have the choice to decide if they want to legalize marijuana or not. It is known that 35 states permit marijuana for medical use, 18 states have decriminalized marijuana, 2 states legalized marijuana and some still have it illegal or haven’t decided yet. The legalization of marijuana being each state’s decision is controversial and some could think it should be in the hands of congress.
The article relates to the tenth amendment in the Bill of Rights because it discusses the reserved powers of the states. The states have the power to choose if they want to legalize marijuana or not. This gives state’s another way to be independent and make choices on what they think their state needs. Reserved powers are what states have that are not listed specifically in the constitution.
The political cartoon shows how the state Texas doesn’t agree with gay marriage. There is a lot of discrimination to gays in Texas and there even was a case in 2003, Lawrence v. Texas, that happened due to homosexual intercourse. The charges against two men were dismissed since their 14th amendment granted them to have private intimacy. Although this case was in favor of the LGBT community, it represents what is portrayed in this political cartoon. The state of Texas feels that same sex marriage should be illegal.
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