MK's for marijuana

One of these days I'm going to ask Pete Guither from Drug War Rant to marry me. Every time I have a question, he has an immediate answer and this post is no exception. An MK is a member of the Knesset of course.

The Knesset is Israel's legislature. The Knesset took its name and fixed its membership at 120 from the Knesset Hagedolah (Great Assembly), the representative Jewish council convened in Jerusalem by Ezra and Nehemiah in the 5th century B.C.E.

Members of Knesset (MKs) are elected every four years within the framework of parties that compete for the electorate's votes. Each party chooses its own Knesset candidates as it sees fit. A new Knesset begins to function after general elections, which determine its composition.

In the first session, Knesset members declare their allegiance, and the Knesset speaker and deputy speakers are elected. The Knesset usually serves for four years, but may dissolve itself or be dissolved by the prime minister any time during its term. Until a new Knesset is formally constituted following elections, full authority remains with
the outgoing one.

Meanwhile, I'm running too late to post but Pete's back from hiatus so check out his stuff this morning. As always he has great analysis of the week's news.