Posted on 01/04/2018 3:38:40 PM PST by NobleFree
Sessions is only undoing another of Obama’s unethical cheats - which prohibited enforcing certain laws.
Now prosecutors once again have the discretion.
Like suspending the unconstitutional DACA policy, this puts the decision back where it belongs - with the legislature. It is corrosive to the rule of law to maintain Obama’s restriction on law enforcement.
Having the Colorado Prosecutor state that he has no intention of pursuing Marijuana crimes is permissible under Sessions restoral of the previous policy - and hopefully that will mollify Senator Gardner.
Instead we have Mueller and screwing up a marijuana enforcement system that was pretty much working.
Handling the cash will be the problem.
The bank regulators may put the squeeze on folks.
Sessions has said he will not prosecute anyone. That is why he is going after non-personal crimes like MJ use. Sessions is a full-scale swamp wimp and nothing he does now qualifies as ‘redemption’.
He’s a is a disgrace to the Office of Attorney General, an embarrassment on the Administration, and arguably has done the most harm to the office of the President both to DJT’s tenure and to all future Presidents.
Changes in laws need to happen in the legislative branch and not the executive. If the nation wants these laws changed then let’s do it the right way. Ignoring laws we don’t like isn’t the right way to do it and what we always complained that the Obama administration did. We’re now seeing how easy it is to unroll the Obama administration’s legacy because it wasn’t largely based on legislation. Let’s not make the same mistakes...
So I guess you're in favor of disbanding the F&DA, the DoE, DoE#2, and maybe some others. I'm not saying I would disagree but that's pretty much what your argument is.
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I’m a frequent critic of law enforcement but this time I am not. We have a Federal law against marijuana and Sessions wants to enforce it.
I say good for him because I believe he’s also setting the groundwork to enforce immigration law over the objection of the same states that also legalized pot.
Nullification of Federal law is supposed to be illegal, right? Well, now we’ll see.
If it isn’t legal then I look forward to Wyoming legalizing full-automatic weapons despite Federal laws and practices that prohibit them.
Good for him. I hope he sticks to it.
Are we a nation of laws or not?
Your hypothetical questions are not needed to show the silliness.
What happens tomorrow if Texas ignores ALL Federal environmental laws.
OK with you?
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So if fedgov trampled the Second Amendment, would you bend over as easily as you just bent over for a trampling of the Tenth?
On the upside, CO’s unemployment rates will continue to decrease as pot heads burn through all their unemployment compensation funds and drop of the “job seekers” statistics. Just as well for them that they drop off the unemployment roles because Trump has apparently proposed drug testing for those on unemployment. Unless that last was just another Dem accusation I read.
Thanks, helpful.
BS. There are a gazillion laws on the books that are not enforced or selectively enforced - prescription drugs from Canada, for example.
At least fedgov has legitimate constitutional authority to ban import of Canadian drugs under the power to regulate foreign commerce. Do you want government enforcing this law?
It has no such delegated power over intrastate marijuana regulation. Does that matter to you?
Apparently lots of tokers on FR, which explains many of the posts.
Yes, that is my argument. I’m not alone either =>
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Thanks!
As I have written before on these pages. I do not smoke marijuana, nor do I wish to imbide in marijuana. When I was a “Kid” I did things that I do not wish to repeat here. That said, I disagree with AG Sessions actions here, but do understand his diecision. It will now be up to Congress to address whether Marijuana should be a Schedule 1 drug. I am favor of legalization for those states that wish it legal. I favor other states remaing “Dry” if that is there wish. It is an issue best left to the states. That means though that Marijuana has to be taken of the roles as a most dangerous drug for that to happen., thus it is a matter for Congress.
Sessions should have added the caveat to the announcement. I don’t agree with his decision, but it is proper in his line of thinking. If the mood of the country is that marijuana should enjoy some sort of relaxation (no pun intended), the it is either up to congress or whateverr body is responsible for removing Marijuana from its current status.
So, a hullabaloo over nothing? Sessions did away with the Cole Amendment, but his prosecutors have the same guidelines as before and still make their own decisions. They’ve been busting big illegal pot guys and cartel types all along.
I don’t see the problem here. They aren’t after the ones following the rules or random pot smokers.
Art I Sec 8 delegates power over naturalization, foreign commerce, and foreign invasions to the federal government. Because of this, sanctuary states are acting unconstitutionally.
Where is fedgov delegated the power to overrule the states on Tenth Amendment matters?
Apparently lots of government shills stand to lose if fedgov follows the Tenth Amendment.
There are a lot of tokers everywhere, whether the pot is legal or not.
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