Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana

Re:Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of M... by tolmasky on Thursday October 06, 2022 @11:49PM (#33117213)

> It's a stroke of a pen. There's no process or negotiation involved; he just methodically slow-walked it for electoral considerations.

Right, my point is that while you bemoan what this says about Biden, I am encouraged about what this says about the electorate. Who would have thought this would have been a savvy political play 10 years ago? I will gladly take every other October becoming “get rid of laws we should have gotten rid of 50 years ago” month.

I cannot wait until someone says that future President X doesn’t really believe in copyright and patent reform, they’re only strengthening fair use protections and eliminating software patents because it’ll help them in the election.

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Re:Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of M... by perihelions on Friday October 07, 2022 @12:11AM (#33117336)

My comments got upvoted, while yours got greyed-out; but your perspective seems a lot wiser and more reflective than my own. I'm glad I read it.

(I would still prefer virtuous leaders, though. If such things exist. It's very unsatisfying to settle for "wrong people doing the right thing").

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