If You Hate the Trump Admin’s Marijuana Decision, You Can Change It

Last updated on: January 10, 2018 at 3:12 pm by Mark Meckler

If You Hate the Trump Admin’s Marijuana Decision, You Can Change It 2018-01-10T15:12:41-06:00 Mark Meckler

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently made an announcement that caused pot smokers all over the nation to momentarily put down their joints in frustration: the Trump administration will start enforcing federal laws against marijuana.

Wait, you’re surprised that they weren’t being enforced already? Well, during President Barack Obama’s administration, law enforcement was told to focus on bigger issues. Also, in the meantime, some states decided to lift restrictions in their states regarding the drug.

Writing in USA Today, however, Glenn Reynolds explains a unique and novel approach to all of the angst over this decision. He begins with a basic lesson in civics:

Article I, Section 1 of the United States Constitution provides that: “All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.”

Legislative powers are the power to make and repeal laws. Those powers are not vested in the executive branch, which includes the president and, more relevant to this discussion, Attorney General Jeff Sessions…

Then, he gets to the heart of the matter, when he says that he approves of the move Sessions made:

He’s basically told Congress that if they don’t like the marijuana laws that are on the books, they need to get off their butts and change them. As an executive official, he’s telling the legislative branch that he’s going to respect the constitutional separation of powers, which means that if the law is changed it will have to be changed by the lawmakers.

I agree with this completely. If we, as a nation, think states should be able to legalize marijuana, then Congress needs to get off its collective butt and legislate that result. All that Sessions is saying is that the DOJ will enforce the laws as Congress has written them.

That’s called governing according to the Constitution.

This is something that the Trump administration is doing quite a bit lately, and I’m a fan. The separation of powers is important and integral to a self0governing society.

Moving in that direction is always a good thing. Do you hate the new policy? Well, put down your bongs and start working to change this nation. Freedom requires a little effort, but it’s worth it.

Hat Tip: USA Today

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