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KonaKane

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Wed May-26-10 04:21 PM
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52. Discretion does not equal failure to execute.

That is where your reasoning falls down, for me. What Obama did with marijuana laws actually makes sense...making them low priority is certainly discretionary. But what if he decided, tomorrow, to...say...sign an executive order declaring that marijuana is no longer a controlled substance? That goes right to the heart of the enforcement of marijuana laws, and would be a clear violation of his charge to execute the laws of the land. I see the same from stopping discharges in the military based on sexual orientation.

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