Much like the extreme right, much of the more lefty people here seem fond of oversimplification of complex issues. Whatever helps support your position.
I think the point is more “As if by magic, all of the institutional barriers we hear about any time something good is on the docket suddenly are non-issues as soon as we’re doing something unthinkably evil”. If you want to make good counter arguments you need to work off of a “steelman” position of your opposition, otherwise it comes off as bad faith.
He was never going to do it and never will.
Do what? Pardon people from state crimes, which he cannot do. Or write legislation making marijuana legal, which he can’t do?
The reason charges for drugs are different in every state is because they are state laws, tried by those states.
Reschedule cannabis.
Stop making excuses.
Y’all still haven’t learned that the US president isn’t god king, hu? He can’t just do shit by fiat.
On another note, I want to call out this link where we can evidently watch the proceedings Dec 2, 0900-1700 (assuming that’s EST): www.DEA.gov/live
Edit: I just read the letter (.pdf warning) and it basically contains 2 asks:
I don’t disagree. This just isn’t the silver bullet many here seem to think it is.
Unless it’s arming a genocide. Then his hands are magically and instantly untied.
Much like the extreme right, much of the more lefty people here seem fond of oversimplification of complex issues. Whatever helps support your position.
I think the point is more “As if by magic, all of the institutional barriers we hear about any time something good is on the docket suddenly are non-issues as soon as we’re doing something unthinkably evil”. If you want to make good counter arguments you need to work off of a “steelman” position of your opposition, otherwise it comes off as bad faith.
The Leahy law is meaningless and always has been.
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