Quote Originally Posted by pointblank420
Sorry m8, I'm afraid you're a little misinformed on our Democratic Republic. Presidents CAN do something about it. :jointsmile: Considering that the DEA, not to mention EVERY law enforcement agency, is part of the executive branch of government. Therefore, they answer to the president who can do something. Our government works like this: Legislative branch (that's Congress) passes legislation (laws); the Executive branch (that's President, VP, etc.) enforces the laws passed by the Legislative branch; Judicial branch (that's the courts) is in charge of interpreting the laws. So basically, the President is the head honcho of ALL law enforcement, from the cops that patrol the streets, to the DEA that oh so loves to ignore MMJ laws.
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The DEA is enforcing laws already on the books. What steve is referring to are the bull shit promises to somehow make them ignore existing laws. Or the fact that for some reason people believe that the president can just snap his fingers and resched marijuana. No president is going to tell the DEA to "ignore some of these laws for my political convienence" they will continue to uphold existing laws so long as they have the funding to do so. Can you point to any actual examples of a president doing what you are saying?:wtf: