[Cerek the Barbaric]

Originally posted by Chewbacca: Here is a direct link to the new White House web mail system to see it for your self. https://sawho14.eop.gov/PERSdata/intro.htm I'm pissed, you can select the legalization of Marijuana (they misspelled it by the way) under social issues, but there is no medical marijuana category under health issues. A sign how "compassionate" a conservative Bush really is? I didn't think to look for industrial hemp under business issues though.

Why should there be a separate category for marijuana under health issues? Doctors can prescribe marijuana for certain medical conditions (if need be), so why should the subject of legalizing it be listed in two separate categories?

Since I seriously doubt that President Bush was the one who designed the new system and website, this has no bearing on how "compassionate" a conservative Bush really is? That was a shamefully cheap shot.

As for filling out the personal information requested (including full name, address, and business or workplace), this isn't some subversive plot to collect vital data on potential dissidents...it is actually proper etiquette when writing a formal business letter. Of course, this instruction is largely lost on today's culture where emails and Instant Messages encourage very informal communication (even when discussing official business matters). But in the not too distant past when the only way to communicate was through pen-&-paper, it would have been considered absolutely unacceptable to type or write a letter without including the requested information.