Sessions ending policy allowing states to legalize pot without federal interference

CharminTide said:

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A few thoughts:

- This is just terrible policy. In states that legalized pot, opioid-related deaths decreased (LINK), crime rates dropped (LINK), school funding increased (LINK, this is a billion dollar industry after all), and teen use did not increase (LINK).

- This is a bad political move. If there is one thing that would break Millennials from political apathy and get them to the polls, it's pot legalization.

- It's a betrayal of supposed conservative principles. The so-called "party of state's rights" is dead.

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party of States Rights has ALWAYS been a joke. Recall that it was Reagan that withheld highway funds to force states to change their drinking age, the GOP is only for States rights when it suits them and has always been

thank you for tuning into another episode of backwards rubes dictating policy for the rest of the country.

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/...arijuana-policy?amp&__twitter_impression=true

LOL Cory Gardner, you actually believed the Trumpler Elf was telling you the truth?

I am confused on how all this is supposed to work and may be getting off topic. The executive branch's job is to enforce the law.

The federal law needs to be changed via congress rather than having presidents and their appointees deciding what to enforce and what not to enforce. Of course, getting congress to accomplish anything may be asking too much which I guess is where the executive branch gets off on making its own rules.

According to this article, the majority (just barely) of Republicans support legalizing marijuana.

Jon said:

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/...arijuana-policy?amp&__twitter_impression=true

LOL Cory Gardner, you actually believed the Trumpler Elf was telling you the truth?

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I think if a president is re-elected, all cabinet members should be subject to reconfirmation.


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Jon said:

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/...arijuana-policy?amp&__twitter_impression=true
LOL Cory Gardner, you actually believed the Trumpler Elf was telling you the truth?

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Whatever. Introduce legislation decriminalizing it on the federal level, then you’re allowed to cry about it, Gardner.

Popehat does a lawsplainer.

https://www.popehat.com/2018/01/04/...eral-sessions-threatened-action-on-marijuana/

AUDub said:

Popehat does a lawsplainer.

https://www.popehat.com/2018/01/04/...eral-sessions-threatened-action-on-marijuana/

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that was good


Though I fully expect a very high profile arrest and prosecution of someone in the next few months if not sooner in a legal state, likely California as that would pass the ".... off the libtards" test that they so love in Trumplandia even if many Trumpies are actually pro-pot

Jon said:

that was good


Though I fully expect a very high profile arrest and prosecution of someone in the next few months if not sooner in a legal state, likely California as that would pass the ".... off the libtards" test that they so love in Trumplandia even if many Trumpies are actually pro-pot

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The tax bill was designed to hurt blue states, this is one more thing to hurt predominantly blue states.

I just find it ironic that a Keebler elf would be opposed to people getting the munchies.

chanson78 said:

The tax bill was designed to hurt blue states, this is one more thing to hurt predominantly blue states.

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spite is an awesome foundation for a political philosphy

Jon said:

party of States Rights has ALWAYS been a joke. Recall that it was Reagan that withheld highway funds to force states to change their drinking age, the GOP is only for States rights when it suits them and has always been

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No it wasn’t. That bill was introduced by California Democrat Glenn Anderson - when his party controlled the House- and the whole withholding of state highway funds came from NJ Senator (and liberal Democrat) Frank Lautenberg. I doubt Reagan could have withheld anything - doesn’t Congress appropriate funding?

Yeah, Reagan signed it but I’m guessing the 81-16 Senate vote was enough to override a veto.

It’s not that I disagree with your central point. That bill was opposed by the Conservative Party of NY (James Buckley).

But let’s face it - everybody wants to write laws for other people to have to follow, which is why all those Obamacare exemptions were granted to people more likely to vote Democrat. It’s why abortion banishment will never work (if they did the GOP excepting of rape, there would suddenly be a massive increase in the number of women claiming they were pregnant by rape).

This move by Sessions kinda fits the "burn it down while we have the chance" mindset the GOP showed with their tax bill. They knew they had screwed the pooch with the public, and decided to ram that bill through while they still could.
I expect the legal training Sessions has had is telling him they are all likely headed to real trouble, so let's get as much crap rammed through before they catch up to what we've done.

I hope Session's criminal trial is televised, and when he's convicted, they follow his direction, and throw the book at him.

Chukker Veteran said:

This move by Sessions kinda fits the "burn it down while we have the chance" mindset the GOP showed with their tax bill. They knew they had screwed the pooch with the public, and decided to ram that bill through while they still could.
I expect the legal training Sessions has had is telling him they are all likely headed to real trouble, so let's get as much crap rammed through before they catch up to what we've done.

I hope Session's criminal trial is televised, and when he's convicted, they follow his direction, and throw the book at him.

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yeah, i hope bilbo bigot goes down in flames.