RE: Obama Hates Medical Marijuana And He Doesn't Care What The States Think
June 27, 2013 at 10:03 am
(June 27, 2013 at 9:51 am)CapnAwesome Wrote: It doesn't really surprise me that Obama is so terrible when it comes to this issue. He's all about federal power and never been a states rights guys. He's also been openly opposed to marijuana use in any form from the start of his presidency.
Holders of political office generally don't act to restrain the powers of that office. Powers of an office usually have to be taken away by forces outside of it.
From all of history, I know of only one exception to this above rule. George Washington had his faults, but he did get our democracy off to a good start by using the powers of the President with restraint and establishing the precedent of only-two-terms.
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