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Isn't this where the "states rights" Republicans should be piping up? To cite an ongoing example of legalization: what Canada is doing is allowing the province
by noarchy 8y ago
Isn't this where the "states rights" Republicans should be piping up?
To cite an ongoing example of legalization: what Canada is doing is allowing the provinces to set up their own systems under a federal framework, of sorts. This looks like it will result in an array of different outcomes, ranging from a fairly liberal system where privately-owned retail can exist (like what Alberta is doing), to monopolies on par with what already exists for alcohol in many provinces (like Ontario and Quebec). Of course there are already disagreements over whether some provinces are already butting heads with the federal government over their respective implementations. For instance, the federal provision calls for allowing some home grow, while some provinces seem keen to ban that outright.
But it seems that there should be room for such a compromise in the US, where the federal government mostly gets out of the way and lets each state decide what they want to do.
- ianai 8y agoThey long ago decided to make substance control federal.
- pm90 8y agoCome on now. These are the same “deficit hawks” who had no problem passing a $1.5 trillion tax cut and another trillion in the budget. And the party of Family Values that has its leader a man who cheated on his wife multiple times. And a law and order party that has no qualms about attacking the FBI and it’s leaders, most of whom are Republicans. What faith can you really have in what they say anymore?
- seizethecheese 8y agoGreat dissection of Republican hypocrisy. Now do the Democrats...
- mindslight 8y agoIt's not hypocrisy, it's marketing. They preach what gets mindshare, they practice what gets money. Increased internal consistency would hamper their effectiveness by making them choose one or the other. The common narrative mixes up the direction of information flow - politicians' ultimate job isn't to gather your input, but rather to make us believe in the policies that we're going to be subjected to.
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- scarface74 8y agoMost Republicans on the federal level want to stay out of the way when it comes to decriminalizing marijuana. Except for the far right.... https://reason.com/archives/2018/02/02/renewed-war-on-marijuana-spurs-congress https://reason.com/archives/2018/02/02/renewed-war-on-mariju...
- sdhgaiojfsa 8y agoSome Republicans at the federal level want to stay out of the way. I don't see any evidence that the fraction is most. If most wanted it, it would be done.
- wybiral 8y agoRepublican Attorney General Jeff Sessions is also a vocal opponent (unless you consider him "far right").
- scarface74 8y agoVery much so. He's the last of a dying breed who still believed in the "tough on crime" narrative.
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- jorblumesea 8y agoThat's only when they want to ban abortion, strip people of voting rights, wreck education or other activities. The minute some state implements laws they don't like, suddenly the federal government is used. The same reason Boehner implemented highly regressive drug policies, and now owns stake in the marijuana game. Hypocrites.
- wtf_is_up 8y ago>“Since the campaign, President Trump has consistently supported states’ rights to decide for themselves how best to approach marijuana,” Gardner said Friday. “Late Wednesday, I received a commitment from the President that the Department of Justice’s rescission of the Cole memo will not impact Colorado’s legal marijuana industry.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-gardner-strike-deal-on-legalized-marijuana-ending-standoff-over-justice-nominees/2018/04/13/2ac3b35a-3f3a-11e8-912d-16c9e9b37800_story.html?utm_term=.3cfbaa15dea7 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-gardner-strike...