Republicans, the alleged champions of states rights want absolutely nothing to do with states rights when it does not suit their cause.
According to Sessions, “Good people don’t smoke marijuana.”
So hey, let’s lock them up in prison if they do.
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Mike “Mish” Shedlock
I was providing a list of jackass things the neocons support – I did not say or imply they were states rights issues
Mish misunderstands the phrase ‘states rights’. It refers to the US individual states having rights not to be infringed by the US federal gov’t (10th Amendment). It has nothing to do with other sovereign countries of the world.
Politicians are always in favor of states’ rights until the states start doing things they don’t like. Then they love federal power. Left, right, it doesn’t matter – none of them have any principles.
You reap what you sow, do wrong stuff, get locked up, Pot sucks , its a crappy drug for losers
Exactly, top-gun. In 1937 Justice Roberts switched sides, and gave the government unlimited power. I’m not saying that was a good thing; in fact, it was a very bad thing, and I totally agree that the unlimited growth of government power is a much bigger problem than the question of whether pot should be legal or not, and the growth of government will bring about the end of the United States, most likely within our lifetimes.
Mike displays his lack of comprehension about the Rule of Law. He was wrong on Catalan and he’s wrong here.
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“top_gun, the law since 1937…” actually the interpretation of the Commerce clause changed,,, not the law itself…. under FDR, a liberal Democrat BTW, the commerce clause which was organ ally intended to open up trade between the states was reinterpreted to give Uncle authority over everybody and everything, now better known as the elastic clause… and government has been growing exponentially ever since…. bigger issue than pot smoking is the whole big government thing…
2banana is right, enforce the law or do away with it. You can not pick and choose which laws to enforce.
2banana, you are exactly right, though don’t expect to find much agreement. I do support decriminalizing marijuana, however the proper way to do that is an act of congress. The wrong way to do that is for the executive branch to decided what laws they feel like enforcing today.
top_gun, the law since 1937 has been that the Federal government has the power to regulate anything that might, even tangentially affect commerce “between the several states”. Thus, if it is conceivable that a person who smoked marijuana might work on a product that is shipped to another state, or might buy a product made in another state, the Federal Government has the power to regulate it. This essentially gives the Federal Government unlimited power, and ultimately dooms our form of government, but it is the law of the land, and with Pandora’s box opened, it can never be closed again.
No bankers have been imprisoned for their participation in the greatest financial fraud in U.S. history, up to that time.
@2banana
Locking people up for nothing, as well as supporting others doing so, is wrong. Whether some tax feeding leeches have decreed that doing so is “The Law” or not, is utterly irrelevant.
Just Law was rather exhaustively enumerated by a union of Moses and the US Founders. And/or Mohammed, if you wish. The rest of the drivel, from Obamacare on down, has no greater legitimacy than whatever “Law” Ted Kaczynski may have felt justified him blowing people up at pseudorandom. Arguably less so, as at least ole’ Ted wasn’t straight up retarded. Which is more than can be said for Sessions and the rest of the rabble he’s surrounding by.
Jon said “Yes, it is the epitome of evil, but so are all of the other Republican items on Mish’s list.” Actually #7 was all Obama administration. Others debatable but I am an Independent Jon so I won’t debate that. Republicrats and Demoplicans are just too much alike for me. What I like about Donny is he is more independent. All the Dems and all the RINOs hate him so he must be OK.
The ‘federal’ government does not have the Constitutional power to ban or regulate the use of substances that stay within the boundaries of a state unless it is on US government property. It can ony regulate trade that crosses state lines or national boundaries. Well DEMOCRATS under their great leader FOR changed the interpretation of what “MIGHT” cross state lines 50 years ago… and gave us socialism big time (Social Security) to boot…. ENJOY….
No he will cave on Amnesty, and Sean Hannity will call him a savior.
I’m off the Trump Train. His all administration is turning into a mess.
The ‘federal’ government does not have the Constitutional power to ban or regulate the use of substances that stay within the boundaries of a state unless it is on US government property. It can ony regulate trade that crosses state lines or national boundaries. A new SCOTUS ruling is needed on this, especially with Neil Gorsuch from Colorado on the bench.
Mish – what is hypocrisy about ENFORCING federal law? The obama era wink and nod of “ignore laws you don’t like” is the true hypocrisy (see immigration). What happens when a state wants to ignore federal tax laws? Federal gun laws? Federal environmental laws? Federal race laws? Federal voting laws. Etc. If you don’t like a Federal law then CHANGE THE LAW. Want to know what a banana republic is? Where laws are arbitrarily enforced based on a whim of those in power.
Ok, marijuana is bad for you so good people don’t smoke it. Tobacco and alcohol are bad for you too so good people don’t use these? Lock up everyone! Salt and sugar abusers too!
The largest lobbies against marijuana legalization are police unions and private prison owners. Both are important Republican constituencies. Making marijuana illegal does 2 important things: creates hardened criminals out of simple potheads and keeps African-Americans from voting and competing for jobs. Yes, it is the epitome of evil, but so are all of the other Republican items on Mish’s list. At some point I need to change my registration to Independent.
Sessions should be focused on arresting Clinton Machine people, not pot-heads.
Most politicians are the same with the hypocrisy. They say nice things but when it does not fit their agenda, you cannot count on them at all.