This created a gulf between state and federal attitudes that was further widened when Ronald Reagan was elected in 1980, bringing modern conservative values to the presidency and dashing out hopes of further marijuana liberalisation.
This created a gulf between state and federal attitudes that was further widened when Ronald Reagan was elected in 1980, bringing modern conservative values to the presidency and dashing out hopes of further marijuana liberalization.
While pot still remains illegal under federal law, attitudes are clearly changing rapidly.
Federal employee attitudes toward their leaders are a major influence on job satisfaction and commitment, and have a significant impact on performance as well as the ability of agencies to fulfill their critical missions and to provide quality service to the American people.
Marijuana advocates praised the decision as a potentially historic shift in the federal government's attitude toward a drug it once viewed as a menace to public health.
The result was the launch of a pioneering pan-European carbon trading system this year.In America, meanwhile, George Bush shows no sign of tempering his opposition to targets, and the federal government's attitude is what matters most.
He said Mr. Ashcroft's policy failed to take account of the fact that local federal prosecutors understand attitudes in their districts, including those about the death penalty.
That is an outgrowth of the state's keep-the-federal-government-out attitude (no interstate commerce jurisdiction here, please), and it requires self-reliance, for better or worse.
In spite of a generally conservative attitude toward federal intervention in local social issues, most federal welfare programs operate in Oklahoma.
The best way to counter the negativity of the Republican attitude to federal spending and programs is to re-emphasize the positive role that a progressive federal government can and must play if America is to enjoy again a prolonged period of economic growth and general prosperity.
