House Republicans Want To Sue The President For Not Arresting People For Marijuana - Polidicks

[QUOTE]The Republican-controlled House passed legislation on Thursday to force President Barack Obama to crack down on states that have legalized marijuana in any form. Introduced by Reps. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), the ENFORCE the Law Act (H.R. 4138) would allow the House or the Senate to sue the president for "failure to faithfully execute federal laws," including those related to immigration, health care and marijuana. "President Obama has established a disturbing pattern of cherry picking the laws he wishes to enforce," Issa said in a statement. "The Constitution charges the President with the responsibility to faithfully execute all the laws and not just the ones he supports." A Judiciary Committee report submitted by Goodlatte last week regarding H.R. 4138 chastised the Obama administration for selective enforcement of the Controlled Substance Act, which prohibits marijuana outright. "The decision by the Obama administration not to enforce the CSA in entire states is not a a valid exercise of prosecutorial discretion," the report reads. "The guidance of U.S. Attorneys establishes a formal, department-wide policy of selective non-enforcement of an Act of Congress. This infringes on Congress's lawmaking authority, by, in effect, amending the flat prohibitions of the CSA to permit the possession, distribution, and cultivation of marijuana so long as that conduct is in compliance with state law." The report goes on to describe the Obama administration's actions on marijuana policy as an "impermissible suspension of the law by executive fiat."[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/14/republicans-force-obama-legal-marijuana_n_4964995.html[/url] Jesus fucking christ I hate the fucking politics in my country. Note they aren't threatening to sue him for anything normal people find controversial that involve the CIA, military or classified material. In their hearts, despite the tantrums, they are good little authoritarians.

Like there isn't anything better to waste time on. Jesus christ those retarded politicians.

Republicans, all for states rights, except when it brings in revenue to the "Liberals"

I thought republicans were against a powerful federal government and were for state's rights

Yeah they should sue him because he's selectively enforcing laws! Like, that one where people can't smoke weed, not you know, the fucking ones that are ignored so Gauntanamo Bay can be kept open, and let American citizens be kept there without a trial or evidence. Jesus what the fuck is wrong with your political system.

[QUOTE=Dr.C;44255743]I thought republicans were against a powerful federal government and were for state's rights[/QUOTE] This comment on the article is pretty insightful. [QUOTE]The Executive Vesting Clause (Article II, Section 1, Clause 1) gives the President wide latitude in how and which laws are executed. The President must have discretion in order to gauge the costs and benefits of investigation, apprehension, and prosecution of laws passed by Congress. The Republicans know this and both Republican and Democratic Presidents have used this discretion. It's another stunt; nothing more.[/QUOTE]

They want to sue him and the government for this shit? Mean while the government has rogue agency and everyone practically wipes their ass with the constitution.

[QUOTE=bravehat;44255745]Yeah they should sue him because he's selectively enforcing laws! Like, that one where people can't smoke weed, not you know, the fucking ones that are ignored so Gauntanamo Bay open, and let American citizens be kept there without a trial or evidence. [B]Jesus what the fuck is wrong with your political system[/B].[/QUOTE] Well your country isn't exactly a shining beacon of hope & diplomacy

[QUOTE=bravehat;44255745]Yeah they should sue him because he's selectively enforcing laws! Like, that one where people can't smoke weed, not you know, the fucking ones that are ignored so Gauntanamo Bay open, and let American citizens be kept there without a trial or evidence. Jesus what the fuck is wrong with your political system.[/QUOTE] when it gets passed, i hope he'll close gitmo and free everyone just to piss everyone off and then get really busy with anything he can find so that he "won't have time" to do the whole marijuana arrests thing [editline]16th March 2014[/editline] or he'll just veto it

[QUOTE=ATribeCalledQ;44255769]Well your country isn't exactly a shining beacon of hope & diplomacy[/QUOTE] Of course it isn't, our government is trying to model itself after yours.

Well of course we need to crack down on marijuana, how else are we going to keep stuffing the pockets of the DEA and the privatised prison industry? I mean, what kind of terrible commie nation would we be if we didn't have politicians stirring up fervent emotional appeal in the general population to convince them that they WANT to spend their tax dollars on making certain people unfathomably rich?

Issa continues to stir shit like the pompous fuck that he is. Nothing to see here.

[QUOTE=bravehat;44255745]Yeah they should sue him because he's selectively enforcing laws! Like, that one where people can't smoke weed, not you know, the fucking ones that are ignored so Gauntanamo Bay can be kept open, and let American citizens be kept there without a trial or evidence. Jesus what the fuck is wrong with your political system.[/QUOTE] This is so true practically all of our politicians are OK with the government breaking laws if it helps their cause or views.

When people mention taking marriage to a federal decision everyone goes "MUH STATE RIGHTS" but when the states use their rights they suddenly want to take that away from them.

as usual, republicans dont understand anything and just spew words until they somehow make a coherent sentence. [editline]16th March 2014[/editline] im gonna try and act like one hold on "weed is bad gib moni pls" woah holy shit look at that

[t]http://www.teleread.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/a09bc_worlds-smallest-violin.jpeg[/t] ^ pictured response from the rest of the country if the treaties were not so ironclad we wouldn't be in this problem but a bunch of progressive crazies back in the 1930s decided to write them so nobody would ever be able to change anything.... we know pot doesn't fit its class description but theres no legal way to reclassify it in the international treaties, so everybody just kinda ignores it

I think fighting marijuana legalization is going to be a quick way to commit political suicide. Not only because people want it to be legal, but because I think people view it as a waste of time, money, and effort when there are much more important issues at hand.

[QUOTE=frozensoda;44257616]I think fighting marijuana legalization is going to be a quick way to commit political suicide, and not only because people want it to be legal, but because I think people view it as a waste of time, money, and effort when there are much more important issues at hand.[/QUOTE] remember... the republican party is increasingly being funded and staffed by the fundimental christian minority... so essentially wackjobs who want to enforce their moral views on the rest of the world

Why do libertarians even vote for republican these days?

because its the choice between the lesser of two evils, the democrats are in every sense for big goverment, the republicans have more values libertarians like than the democrats

There is no lesser of two evils, they put on a show for the public and disagree over petty things while in the background they work together on ways to fuck everyone over for their own benefit.

But remember guys, the Democrats are just as bad! They've done all sorts of terrible things like

[QUOTE=BLOODGA$M;44257738]There is no lesser of two evils, they put on a show for the public and disagree over petty things while in the background they work together on ways to fuck everyone over for their own benefit.[/QUOTE] Wake up sheeple!

[QUOTE=ATribeCalledQ;44258049]Wake up sheeple![/QUOTE] I love how if you disagree with what the government does or feel that they might have bad motives behind their actions, then you must be one of those freaks like in the cartoons who literally wears tinfoil hats and believes the government is secretly run by reptile space aliens.

[QUOTE=BLOODGA$M;44258600]I love how if you disagree with what the government does or feel that they might have bad motives behind their actions, then you must be one of those freaks like in the cartoons who literally wears tinfoil hats and believes the government is secretly run by reptile space aliens.[/QUOTE] The way you worded that made it sound like you meant to repeat the conspiracy theory that the two party system is fake, the US elections are rigged, the president is a puppet, and that no matter who gets elected they would do the same things to further some secret society's goal.

This could actually work out well. Forcing the Executive Branch to make a solid decision on these laws effectively sets whether or not they are binding. If he chooses to not enforce the federal marijuana laws, then they are basically null.

[QUOTE=darunner;44258776]This could actually work out well. Forcing the Executive Branch to make a solid decision on these laws effectively sets whether or not they are binding. If he chooses to not enforce the federal marijuana laws, then they are basically null.[/QUOTE] They basically are. Washington D.C has deciminalized marijuana.....

[QUOTE=ATribeCalledQ;44258824]They basically are. Washington D.C has deciminalized marijuana.....[/QUOTE] DC has it's own city government, this would affect things on a federal level.

Trey Gowdy, Darrell Issa, Jim Gerlach, and Bob Goodlatte and anyone else who supported this: Making the rest of us Republicans look like retards since their oath into (Their respective) office.

[QUOTE=ATribeCalledQ;44258824]They basically are. Washington D.C has [B]deciminalized[/B] marijuana.....[/QUOTE] How does one decimalize a plant? Marijuana 2.0?