When Trump goes after sanctuary cities and states, to the tune of "Federal Law Trumps City and State Laws," and he is the God Emperor.
But mention going after pot, and he is suddenly pond scum.
So which is it?
Has Voat always been a hangout for sheep, or is the intelligent and reasonable goat foundation just being overshadowed by the redditfugees?
It sounded like everyone here was fully behind the "Nation of Laws" president, but it really is sounding an awful lot like the herd mentality is "As long as he only enforces the laws that I want him to, then he is a good president."
States can't pass laws that violate federal laws. Period.
As much as I wish my state would legalize recreational use, I also know that it could be taken away very easily because it violates federal law. Which would suck, but it would also not be unexpected... not a one of us here doesn't remember watching Colorado to see what would happen when they made recreational use legal. We watched because we knew they could end up pissing off the feds, and it could have gotten ugly. But did we all think the federal law just didn't matter any longer when it didn't get ugly?
And now, along comes Trump and his Illegal Immigrant deportation plan and travel ban, and the crowd goes wild.
"He's actually going to stop the migrant refugees from coming in! And all he's doing is enforcing a law that already exists! Sweet!"
"He's really going to deport all of the illegal immigrants! And all he's doing is enforcing a law that already exists! Sweet!"
"Wait... take my weed? Fuck that. I don't agree with that law. He's a cunt if he enforces that law.
Am I the only one stunned by the dichotomy between those statements?
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[–] SpottyMatt 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
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.