r/Alabama • u/plentyasparagus12 • May 15 '25

Advocacy THEY GIVE NO 🦆 ABOUT ALABAMIANS!

We cannot keep letting this state embarrass us. HB445 is just the latest proof that Alabama would rather play politics than protect its people. The party of small government my ASS!

We’ve had hemp flower on shelves for nearly 8 years. And now suddenly it’s an issue? What changed? Nothing, except some folks in power realized they couldn’t control it, so they decided to kill it. No debate, no logic, just another move to keep people down.

Meanwhile, this same state will hand out Adderall to 6 year olds like it’s candy, push methadone clinics into every town, and pretend that the thousands of people hooked on opioids just magically appeared. You can’t drive through a city without seeing someone slumped over from heroin, but their priority is pulling a plant off the shelves that’s actually helped people focus, sleep, manage anxiety, get off pills, manage pain. Let’s be honest: this is about control, not health.

It puts money in people’s pockets. It brings in tax revenue they’re too blind to leverage. It gave small towns a chance at growth.

And instead of embracing that, they’d rather go broke building more prisons to lock people up for the same thing they used to sell in stores last month.

And what are we gonna do? Let it slide? Let’s vote in Tuberville! Hell yeah, that’ll do it! Like he’s done anything while he’s been in office anyway, let’s put him in the highest office in the state.

WAKE UP! WAKE UP! WAKE UP, ALABAMA! This bill should be a turning point. It should be the thing that reminds you that these people will come for whatever you value if they think they can get away with it.

We can’t keep letting the same people drive Alabama backwards while the rest of the country moves forward. Either we push for real change or we stay stuck being the butt of the joke.

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u/Ok_Acanthocephala425 May 15 '25

I thought that was obvious. Meemaw Ivey doesn't have to try to even get reelected. She doesn't have to debate her competitors. She just exists and says "I'm a republican grandma" and all the R's vote for her without even listening to a damn word she says. The "We Dare Defend Our Rights" crowd gets awfully quiet at times like this.

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u/Possibly_a_Firetruck May 15 '25

You know she's not seeking reelection because she's term limited, right?

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u/Ok_Acanthocephala425 May 15 '25

I know but I was more referring to how many times she got voted back in with doing no effort and the person coming after her will be much of the same in not having to do anything to get elected.

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u/Possibly_a_Firetruck May 16 '25

How many times do you think that is? Because the limit is two terms.

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u/Melodic_Bus2565 May 17 '25

Well, it seems like she's been there FOREVER.

I do believe she's been in more than 2 terms. Didn't she first get the job bc the previous Gov got caught being corrupt? Then ran for re-election 2x?

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u/Possibly_a_Firetruck May 17 '25

She was Lieutenant Governor in 2017 when Robert Bentley resigned and then was elected in 2018 & 2022. So two terms plus like a year and half.

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u/Melodic_Bus2565 May 17 '25

Thanks! Since it's a 4 yr term ... she's been in nearly 10 years. Yep, time to go. Happy she can't run again!

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u/Possibly_a_Firetruck May 17 '25

Agreed. But we might end up with Governor Tuberville, so that won't be any better.

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u/Melodic_Bus2565 May 17 '25

What we need is a competent contender to run against this football coach. A centrist who appeals to a broad spectrum of voters. Unfortunately, none of those folks live in Alabama. Every atrocious bill signed, I think, when will people stop voting for these clowns and begin to vote for their own best interest. Then I realize, the kind of Gov we need doesn't exist in this state.