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feels like the current POTUS is either signaling his parties future legislative priority at best, pandering for november votes, or performing the legislative

feels like the current POTUS is either signaling his parties future legislative priority at best, pandering for november votes, or performing the legislative equivalent of 'dnf clean all' as these low level offenders are becoming increasingly burdensome and expensive to house and feed during a recession.

mywittyname 4y ago
It's all three. Biden is a consummate politician. From talking with friends, Biden isn't terribly popular with the segment of Democratic voters for which marijuana and student loans are top priority. He managed to make progress on the student loans recently, but efforts on drug reform have stalled.
- IanDrake 4y ago
  You guys talk about Biden like he's running the show. You've seen him lately, right?
  - lovich 4y ago
    Yes, I fondly recall his speech he gave calling out the MAGA republicans as a danger to the country and right wing media losing their mind over the “fascist” speech. Is the guy a doddering old fool or a dangerous demagogue? It can’t be both simultaneously
    - CrazyPyroLinux 4y ago
      ...which he apparently forgot all about the very next day. I don't know what they had him juiced up with (maybe Pervitin, appropriately?) but that's the most coherent I've ever seen him before or since. The simple solution to the contradiction you propose is: He is a doddering old fool, who is controlled by dangerous demagogues. (And actually, this might describe his predecessor as well.) But that doesn't mean we can't appreciate when they occasionally do something good (regardless of their motivations), and this is one of those times.
      - lovich 4y ago
        Well we’re have to agree to disagree then. I also don’t think trump was being controlled. These guys are not always on, but you can see that both of them are making decisions and those decisions taking place. There’s no drug in the world that makes someone go from doddering to able to give long speeches and stay on point.
- LtWorf 4y ago
  Could it be because he used to be involved with war on drugs?
  - nkozyra 4y ago
    > Could it be because he used to be involved with war on drugs? That's true of pretty much every politician who's been in office for more than, say, fifteen years. Save a few libertarians here and there.
    - dsfyu404ed 4y ago
      There was no shortage of left leaning politicians in the 70s, 80s, 90s, etc that were harping on the whole "criminalization is making drug problems worse" thing. Prior to the homogenization of politicians rhetoric in the 2010s I'd say it was a solid 30% of politicians on the left and 20% on the right. So excuse me for being a little cynical when one of the guys from the "no we'll just use the state jackboot to solve all the problems" camp is pardoning people.
neither_color 4y ago
Even if it's pandering for midterms it's refreshing to get some bones thrown at us.
lukas099 4y ago
A lot (most?) of what all politicians ever do is pandering for votes.
dwater 4y ago
One man's pandering for votes is another man's fulfilling of electoral mandate and promises.

mywittyname 4y ago

It's all three. Biden is a consummate politician. From talking with friends, Biden isn't terribly popular with the segment of Democratic voters for which marijuana and student loans are top priority. He managed to make progress on the student loans recently, but efforts on drug reform have stalled.

IanDrake 4y ago
You guys talk about Biden like he's running the show. You've seen him lately, right?
- lovich 4y ago
  Yes, I fondly recall his speech he gave calling out the MAGA republicans as a danger to the country and right wing media losing their mind over the “fascist” speech. Is the guy a doddering old fool or a dangerous demagogue? It can’t be both simultaneously
  - CrazyPyroLinux 4y ago
    ...which he apparently forgot all about the very next day. I don't know what they had him juiced up with (maybe Pervitin, appropriately?) but that's the most coherent I've ever seen him before or since. The simple solution to the contradiction you propose is: He is a doddering old fool, who is controlled by dangerous demagogues. (And actually, this might describe his predecessor as well.) But that doesn't mean we can't appreciate when they occasionally do something good (regardless of their motivations), and this is one of those times.
    - lovich 4y ago
      Well we’re have to agree to disagree then. I also don’t think trump was being controlled. These guys are not always on, but you can see that both of them are making decisions and those decisions taking place. There’s no drug in the world that makes someone go from doddering to able to give long speeches and stay on point.
LtWorf 4y ago
Could it be because he used to be involved with war on drugs?
- nkozyra 4y ago
  > Could it be because he used to be involved with war on drugs? That's true of pretty much every politician who's been in office for more than, say, fifteen years. Save a few libertarians here and there.
  - dsfyu404ed 4y ago
    There was no shortage of left leaning politicians in the 70s, 80s, 90s, etc that were harping on the whole "criminalization is making drug problems worse" thing. Prior to the homogenization of politicians rhetoric in the 2010s I'd say it was a solid 30% of politicians on the left and 20% on the right. So excuse me for being a little cynical when one of the guys from the "no we'll just use the state jackboot to solve all the problems" camp is pardoning people.

neither_color 4y ago

Even if it's pandering for midterms it's refreshing to get some bones thrown at us.

lukas099 4y ago

A lot (most?) of what all politicians ever do is pandering for votes.

dwater 4y ago

One man's pandering for votes is another man's fulfilling of electoral mandate and promises.