Mary wrote:

>  But the conservatives lost me with the rightward, explicitly Christian,
mainly evangelical-toned turn they
> took with Reagan. (Yes, I realize that not all evangelical Christians
identify
> with the religious right, either).

They lost me there, too (but not forever)

> First, as you know and I know, "following existing laws" differs
dramatically
> depending on the prosecutor or prosecuting agency, and his/her/its use of
> prosecutorial discretion.

What I was thinking about was California overwhelmingly passing legalization
of medical medical a few years back.  It was the Federal government under
the previous administration and Janet Reno who vowed to fight this change in
state law which was not consistent (under their interpretation) with Federal
law.

Kakki

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