• Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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            2 months ago

            Perhaps. I’m notoriously pessimistic about Democrats actually wanting to do things that don’t involve capitulating to Republicans, but she just announced it. I’ll give her some time to put out a plan before assuming it’s just an empty campaign promise like Biden’s was.

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              2 months ago

              It’s getting to where if democrats keep milking this issue, they are going to snatch defeat from jaws of victory by pussyfooting around a highly popular issue.

              I definitely would not become a republican just because of this issue, but there are many people who see politics as silly football teams. I can see Republicans winning and election because “bro, the republicans support weeeeeeeeed, man”

              It’s baffling how uninformed so many large groups of people are when it comes to news and politics

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      There’s a couple of different ways she could do it. She could start the descheduling process (doable with existing law, but DEA slow it down like they are with Biden trying to move it to schedule 3). Or if there’s a democratic trifecta, she could also push for legislation to legalize it

      She did push for legislation like that in 2018 when she was a senator

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        2 months ago

        I’m aware of the avenues by which it could be legalized. I asked what Harris’ plan is. If she hasn’t released one yet, fine. She only just announced it. But I would like some specifics from her campaign at some point, because Biden’s efforts have been disappointing to everyone who considers Biden to be fallible.

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          2 months ago

          Biden never said he supported full legalization as far as I am aware, so it’s not surprising he didn’t go as far as he could.

          She just made the announcement for the first time in this campaign, so not stated that yet, but she has pushed for legalization via legislation in the past as a senator and called for faster action for the DEA on rescheduling as VP

          In other areas, Walz and Harris have already given plans for passing legislation to make banking access easier for legal states and helping veterans get access to medical marijuana in the VA

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            2 months ago

            Wait a second, when someone said Biden should do more you replied that Biden can’t do more,

            But now you are saying Biden didn’t do more because he didn’t want to.

            Something’s not adding up.

            I think dems are using this issue the same as they did with abortion.

            That’s why women are dying right now in many states, because politicians are dangling carrots with no intention of actually doing their jobs

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      2 months ago

      I think to say something broadly popular with the voting base and then forget about it after the election. Decent plan TBH.

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        2 months ago

        Same is true with health care, minimum wage, sick leave for workers, there are numerous issues that large majority’s on both sides support that nothing will be done about because billionaires and corporate donors. She is a neoliberal after all.