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[–] SpottyMatt 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Am I the only one stunned by the dichotomy between those statements?

No. It is refreshing to see more people than myself articulating the idea that the laws should be applied equally, and that members of the government should do their jobs as defined... And that changing those definitions (the Constitution and US laws) versus selective enforcement is the way to bring about change.

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[–] TychoVoats ago 

Neither?

He's making an incredibly stupid mistake by going after pot like this, frankly. Waste of time, money, energy. I presume he's doing it for the sake of political expediency (read: attempting to curry favor with the conservatives by giving one of their more idiotic pet projects - the War on Drugs - a continued lease on life it doesn't really deserve) rather than any sort of genuine personal conviction.

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[–] CANCEL-CAT-FACTS ago 

He is responsive to attention. If everyone who smoked weed was persistently but politely vocal in petitioning Trump to adopt sensible marijuana policies, he would probably do the right thing.

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[–] Grunge 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

He said specifically during the campaign that we should leave weed up to states whenever he was asked that question. He said he will enforce federal law against illegal immigrants.

Nothing has even happened yet other than Jeff Sessions mentioning he doesn't like the idea of weed being legal. People about the weed issues are kind of freaking out about nothing if you ask me.

But that's what was said during the campaign about both issues. "Let the states decide about weed" and "we will use extreme vetting and enforce the laws on immigration" That's the facts.

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[–] SpectralForces 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Pretty much this. I would add that we want the law and order president but that doesn't mean everyone agrees that the laws we have are good. For this discussion the majority of people want weed legalized. Part of law and order is sometimes changing the law to be in line with what the people want. And that is where OP is having a problem understanding this. He doesn't seem to grasp that people think laws should be updated and that the only option is to enforce draconian laws. There is more to law and order than that.