Electoral Vote Winner Donny, the Legal Weed Issue, and Why We Should Be Suspicious

With the summit issue out of the way I'd like to briefly address a toss off line electoral vote winner Donny said just before he left for Canada for the G7 Summit (where his arriving late, leaving early, and acting like a bullying 6th grader has already been discussed elsewhere).  One of the things he said to the press was the he'd probably go along with a bipartisan bill to protect legal marijuana.  This has led some in the media to hint that the electoral vote winner might kinda sorta be on board with legalizing weed.  While some libertarians may find delight in this I have a feeling it's some throwaway line for the midterms that, like anything Donny says that isn't complete fucked up and horrible, shouldn't be believed for a second.

Why?  Let's remember that he also hinted at being in favor of this issue while on the campaign trail against Hillary Clinton.  So what occurred to prove we shouldn't believe this for even a nanosecond.

One sentence:  ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFFY SESSIONS.

Yes, the fact he appointed and the Repubs confirmed a man who once "joked" that he used to think that Ku Klux Klan were okay until he "found out some of them smoked pot" should be the most obvious proof that he has no goddamn intention of seeing this through.  Add to ths the increase in proftis for private prisons and the proof should be at least in the ingredients of the pudding if not in the dessert itself.

With that in mind let's say that such a bill did happen and somehow manage to get passed through Congress.  While it be a good thing and put a massive dent in the drug war, what are the odds that the Repubs wouldn't attach something completely fucked up such as a complete outlawing of abortion and contraception to the bill or maybe something that overturns the equal protection clause of the Civil Rights Acts of 1965 and brings back discrimination (which, believe me, a lot of Donny's fans would love).  You and I know damn well the pretty much no Democrat in good (or even slightly mediocre) conscience could support that and it wold go nowhere. 

I worry that is what electoral vote winner Donny is counting on - using the issue to mislead people for midterm votes but making sure nothing gets done that would hinder the red meat his fan base wants.  Thus, anytime he shoots something like this off the hip we should act with extreme caution at best and probably assume he's full of it and lying out of his ass. 

Part of me wishes it wasn't that way but look at Donny's record. 

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