• corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    Democrats when they win an election: Wahhhh we dont have a congressional majority :c

    … because they didn’t.

    Republicans when they win an election: FUCK LEGAL PRECEDENT I AM MORE POWERFUL THEN THE COURTS AND GOD, I WILL MURDER ANYONE WHO GETS IN MY WAY

    … because they HAD the majority. And they stacked the Judicial.

    How is this hard to understand?

    • Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 day ago

      … because they didn’t.

      …and when they do, it becomes because they don’t have a large enough majority. If they had a filibuster -peoof majority, it would be because they don’t have a veto-proof majority even if they also held the executive.

      To put it another way, Biden had the power to fully legalize marijuana at any time because drug scheduled can be changed by process from either the legislative or executive branches. Instead he had it rescheduled. Because Dems only operate in half measures federally, because they are controlled opposition.

      • Eugene V. Debs' Ghost@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        16 hours ago

        To put it another way, Biden had the power to fully legalize marijuana at any time because drug scheduled can be changed by process from either the legislative or executive branches. Instead he had it rescheduled. Because Dems only operate in half measures federally, because they are controlled opposition.

        He didn’t even do that. He asked the DEA to do it, but they never moved the needle on it. It’s still as illegal as it was in 2020, federally speaking.

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          7 hours ago

          You’re right, it’s currently still hung up in procedure. Even then, he could have ordered his DEA to deschedule it, and instead had them do what they’ve done. He also waited long enough that when it happens, Trump will get the credit despite having had nothing to do with the process.

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      They distinctly did under Obama and in the first two years of Biden. They just complained and fucked up