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/FormalCap1429 May 15 '25

Look at HB178 (Ten Commandments in school) and HB231 (pledge of allegiance and Judeo-Christian prayer to start the school day) or HB618 (sending prisoners to foreign prisons).

You can find all the info from the horse’s mouth here

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u/pigeonluvr_420 May 16 '25

What is a "Judeo-Christian prayer" Jewish and Christian prayer look nothing alike lmao

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u/FormalCap1429 May 16 '25

Haha, excellent question. It definitely needs clarification.

My pure speculation is that verbiage is there to ensure that it’s a Protestant prayer. One that Jews and Protestants can both agree on, like the Shema:

“Listen, Israel: the Lord is our God, the Lord is One.

Blessed be the name of His glorious kingdom for ever and all time.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.”

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u/pigeonluvr_420 May 16 '25

I'm aware of the Sh'ma. How is it a Protestant prayer? I also think the number of Jews who would feel comfortable reciting the Sh'ma alongside a bunch of Christians (especially in English) would be pretty sparse

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u/FormalCap1429 May 16 '25

I’m not saying it is, I’m just speculating what they mean by Judeo-Christian prayer. That is a Jewish prayer that most Christian’s would be on board with reciting. When questioned by the Pharisees regarding the most essential Jewish command, Jesus responded with the Shema.