Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana

Re:Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of M... by bbarnett on Friday October 07, 2022 @02:35AM (#33118102)

I don't get the complaint. If anything, it is far more risky now.

A parole action, at the start of a term, incures low risk. It will be years until midterms, and the action will be dim, distant in people's minds.

Doing it now, means that any voter who is opposed, will have this very fresh in their minds.

Even if 20% is opposed, that's still a 20% potential vote loss! And contrary to what twitter and facebook media try to claim, there are swing voters.

So taking a stance now, is very much the most democratic thing to do.

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Re:Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of M... by mootzville on Friday October 07, 2022 @05:52AM (#33119254)

I'd argue this is one of the last things people will be thinking about in this election. No one is changing their vote over this...the economy and abortion will drive this cycle.

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Re:Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of M... by bbarnett on Friday October 07, 2022 @11:04AM (#33122334)

My point wasn't about the issue, but the timing of any issue.

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