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> Obama is personally tolerant of it. While I understand the spirit of this argument it is not entirely true. Obama has legal levers to pull but not without se
by tn13 10y ago
> Obama is personally tolerant of it.
While I understand the spirit of this argument it is not entirely true. Obama has legal levers to pull but not without serious consequences to himself. For example Trump is very vocal about hurting all the "sanctuary cities" and I personally think he will be able to do zilch about it.
The problem with centralized control is that super inefficient. President can jump before a rally and claim he is leading it but the moment he decides to actually control the rally the shit will hit the fan.
- bsimpson 10y agoCan you elaborate on your perspective? Medical marijuana was in much more of a grey area than recreational marijuana, and previous administrations have still directed the DoJ to shutter dispensaries. It was very much Obama's decision to tolerate states legalizing marijuana.
- kelseydh 10y agoIt also assumes the President is in complete control over the massive bureaucratic agencies he oversees. In reality those agencies often set their own priorities and have their own competing agendas. And yes, while on paper the President is able to control much about their direction, in practice that's not always true.