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Is it much of a secret when Sessions claims it's "only slightly less awful" than heroin? I'm personally a drug-free conservative but that's bupkis.

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creaghpatr 8y ago
Jeff Sessions is probably gonna be gone before the end of the year if it's any consolation
- LyndsySimon 8y ago
  I really hope so. I think it's likely, but Trump is unpredictable. I'm an extreme libertarian (anarcho-capitalist/voluntaryist), and much of what Trump said on the campaign trail was spot on. the biggest problem I have with him is that he often makes very strong statements, then goes on to directly contradict them. From my perspective, he's either completely unconcerned about keeping his promises or he changes his mind so frequently that there's no practical difference. Trump repeatedly promised to support medical usage in particular, which would mean removing cannabis from Schedule 1. The DEA failed to do so. His appointment of Jeff Sessions was a huge blow to a lot of issues that I (and many others) feel strongly about and that Trump had vocally supported. Marijuana policy included. For what it's worth, I don't think it'll substantially hurt his re-election chances. My social circles are pretty much Trump's core constituency, and for them, his SCOTUS picks were the core issue. So far, both Gorsuch and Kavanaugh have been pretty much exactly what he promised. Granted, only time will tell if they stay the course that they've set, but they remain originalists during their tenure as Justices, but so far that's been the case with Gorsuch. As long as the Senate confirms Kavanaugh and neither of them "pull a Kennedy" and move to the left after being seated, I can't think of anything off the top of my head that would cause people to stay home on Election Day, much less vote against him. Hopefully this "Marijuana Policy Coordination Committee" will go the way of his "Second Amendment Coalition". The SAC was comprised of all the right people from my side of the issue, and Trump was outspoken about his support of repealing restrictions - but the SAC itself quietly faded away, and even the press release was removed from his site last May.

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creaghpatr 8y ago

Jeff Sessions is probably gonna be gone before the end of the year if it's any consolation

LyndsySimon 8y ago
I really hope so. I think it's likely, but Trump is unpredictable. I'm an extreme libertarian (anarcho-capitalist/voluntaryist), and much of what Trump said on the campaign trail was spot on. the biggest problem I have with him is that he often makes very strong statements, then goes on to directly contradict them. From my perspective, he's either completely unconcerned about keeping his promises or he changes his mind so frequently that there's no practical difference. Trump repeatedly promised to support medical usage in particular, which would mean removing cannabis from Schedule 1. The DEA failed to do so. His appointment of Jeff Sessions was a huge blow to a lot of issues that I (and many others) feel strongly about and that Trump had vocally supported. Marijuana policy included. For what it's worth, I don't think it'll substantially hurt his re-election chances. My social circles are pretty much Trump's core constituency, and for them, his SCOTUS picks were the core issue. So far, both Gorsuch and Kavanaugh have been pretty much exactly what he promised. Granted, only time will tell if they stay the course that they've set, but they remain originalists during their tenure as Justices, but so far that's been the case with Gorsuch. As long as the Senate confirms Kavanaugh and neither of them "pull a Kennedy" and move to the left after being seated, I can't think of anything off the top of my head that would cause people to stay home on Election Day, much less vote against him. Hopefully this "Marijuana Policy Coordination Committee" will go the way of his "Second Amendment Coalition". The SAC was comprised of all the right people from my side of the issue, and Trump was outspoken about his support of repealing restrictions - but the SAC itself quietly faded away, and even the press release was removed from his site last May.