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eridani

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14. Actually, the Obama justice department has done WA, CO and OR a huge favor

Reply to Scuba (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 02:12 AM

Jul 2015

Cannabis use is still a federal crime, and any federal prosecutor could have hauled our asses into federal court. Norman Goldman pointed out that the decision not to was deliberate.. Any Republican president would have quickly used federal courts to nip our local experiments in the bud (so to speak).

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Obama in Prison: Why He’s Lucky He Went as President, Not as a Pot Convict [View all] eridani Jul 2015 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author 6chars Jul 2015 #1

His hypocrisy reeks like moldy ditchweed. Scuba Jul 2015 #2

Maybe the Donald would be more to your liking katmondoo Jul 2015 #3

Sure, because being the first President to visit a prison is just another sign of the anti-Christ! Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #4

He could legalize with a stroke of the pen, but chooses not to do so. Scuba Jul 2015 #5

You mean with the shake of his magical Executive Kenyan ju-ju sticks? Presto? No, that is not how it works. Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #6

Yeah, it's not like the Justice Department or FDA work for the President. Scuba Jul 2015 #9

Actually, they do not "work"for the President. They are independent agencies, the point being that Obama is not King. You seem to have Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #10

You're hilarious. Scuba Jul 2015 #11

I know, thanks for the shout out. Ditto. Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #12

I don't think he can legalize with the stroke of a pen RussBLib Jul 2015 #7

I wish DU folks would appreciate that Unhinged Hating of Obama is an area well covered by Republicans. Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #8

Actually, the Obama justice department has done WA, CO and OR a huge favor eridani Jul 2015 #14

I'm glad he's at least starting to address it. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #13