Sessions and "historical revisionism" re: Obama's position on Legalization?
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With the sabre rattling and rollback of the "Cole memo" by Sessions, do many Americans now falsely perceive Obama to have been pro-Legalization as President?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YTrrqEdrI8
"No, I don't think that is a good strategy to grow our economy"
~ President Obama during the first ever online White House town hall meeting.
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Dr. Benway
i once asked congressman
i once asked congressman george miller what business he thinks the federal government had dictating what individuals can and cannot put in their bodies, in a public Q&A session attended by reporters.
his response?
"That's just what we do, next question please."
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sideshow Bob
Obama was overall a guy who
Obama was overall a guy who moved cautiously, in increments, I think he personally was pro legalization but felt that it had to be done incrementally. Given how quickly & drastically public opinion has changed, he can be accused of being wrong now, but go back 10 years or so & I don't think I would have disagreed to his approach. Pretty much anyone I ever knew who didn't actually smoke weed were pretty staunchly opposed to legalization, or even medical.
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I agree with your assessment
I agree with your assessment about him moving "cautiously, in increments" and maybe it was the only viable way for him to advance anything given the fierce political opposition he was facing; however, one might also argue that by always moving "cautiously, in increments" (regardless of issue), he effectively hemmed himself in. There's got to be an "alternate universe" where he's figured out how to play hardball to take on his political adversaries in order to make far greater strides. Perhaps he needed to keep the issue at arms length early on, but can one really say the same thing by the time his second term rolls around, let alone halfway into it? Once the winds shifted, the system needed immediate dismantling from within vs. waiting for the house of cards to implode, IMO.
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