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Trump says abortion and transgender bathroom use should be a states issue, then what about recreational marijuana? His lapdog Chris Christie even called it mon

Trump says abortion and transgender bathroom use should be a states issue, then what about recreational marijuana? His lapdog Chris Christie even called it months ago when he said "enjoy it while you can..."

senorjazz 10y ago
I think abortion / trans gender issues effects people who voted for trump. I don't think the same can be said for cannabis smokers
krapp 10y ago
Typically, Conservatives and Republicans care about states' rights issues when they believe states will tend to agree with and uphold their values. What matters to them is ideological purity and political power, not consistency.
- TillE 10y ago
  Everyone is like this; we'll endorse any semi-reasonable means to achieve our desired ends. Should just be honest about that. I think in a way, Republican rhetoric ("states' rights", "activist judges", "small government") is simply lagging behind their actual positions and values, rather than it being a totally cynical and hypocritical mask. These are slogans which still sound good and make sense situationally. It's easy to agree with them without really thinking it through.
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- rodgerd 10y ago
  "States' rights" has a specific history going back to slavery. It's not a neutral term.
heygrady 10y ago
Chris Christie has been outspoken on the opioid crisis, making a bold effort to re-cast drug abusers as "our neighbors" rather than as criminals. He spoke at length about it[1] in his recent state of the state address in New Jersey. He made it a key part of his failed presidential campaign[2]. He is reportedly a long time opponent of recreational marijuana[3]. [1] http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/01/christie_2017_state_of_the_state_address.html http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/01/christie_2017_s... [2] https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2015/05/07/chris-christie-discusses-opioid-epidemic-new-hampshire/sA5kEgOsniLsuxakFxo4yO/story.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2015/05/07/chris-c... [3] http://www.thecannabist.co/2017/01/16/chris-christie-marijuana-legalization/71421/ http://www.thecannabist.co/2017/01/16/chris-christie-marijua...

senorjazz 10y ago

I think abortion / trans gender issues effects people who voted for trump. I don't think the same can be said for cannabis smokers

krapp 10y ago

Typically, Conservatives and Republicans care about states' rights issues when they believe states will tend to agree with and uphold their values. What matters to them is ideological purity and political power, not consistency.

TillE 10y ago
Everyone is like this; we'll endorse any semi-reasonable means to achieve our desired ends. Should just be honest about that. I think in a way, Republican rhetoric ("states' rights", "activist judges", "small government") is simply lagging behind their actual positions and values, rather than it being a totally cynical and hypocritical mask. These are slogans which still sound good and make sense situationally. It's easy to agree with them without really thinking it through.
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rodgerd 10y ago
"States' rights" has a specific history going back to slavery. It's not a neutral term.

heygrady 10y ago

Chris Christie has been outspoken on the opioid crisis, making a bold effort to re-cast drug abusers as "our neighbors" rather than as criminals. He spoke at length about it[1] in his recent state of the state address in New Jersey. He made it a key part of his failed presidential campaign[2]. He is reportedly a long time opponent of recreational marijuana[3]. [1] http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/01/christie_2017_state_of_the_state_address.html http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/01/christie_2017_s... [2] https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2015/05/07/chris-christie-discusses-opioid-epidemic-new-hampshire/sA5kEgOsniLsuxakFxo4yO/story.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2015/05/07/chris-c... [3] http://www.thecannabist.co/2017/01/16/chris-christie-marijuana-legalization/71421/ http://www.thecannabist.co/2017/01/16/chris-christie-marijua...