• notabot@lemm.eeEnglish
      12·
      2 years ago

      Do they have the numbers to actually push that through? If so, yes that sounds like a good move. Tell your representative to get on it. If enough people do things will start changing.

        • notabot@lemm.eeEnglish
          11·
          2 years ago

          Yes, they could (should) change how they enforce those laws, but that doesn’t decriminalize it. He’s also bound by the constitution (article 2 section 3) which states ‘he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed’, which probably leaves him some room for interpretation, but, theoretically at least, he can’t just ignore the laws that exist. What’s needed is actual decriminalization, which is the purview of the legislative branch, for which they need the numbers in congress.

            • notabot@lemm.eeEnglish
              11·
              2 years ago

              At a guess, impeachment. Only, rather than the half baked previous attempt, it’ll be carried by representatives from both sides as a blatant breach of the rules. From the republicans because he’s a dem and from the dems because they keep trying to play fair.

              • Sickos [they/them, it/its]@hexbear.netEnglish
                5·
                2 years ago

                Ok so you can acknowledge that impeachment has already been tried and failed. If the consequences for doing a thing are already applied, there are no consequences for doing a thing.

                • notabot@lemm.eeEnglish
                  1·
                  2 years ago

                  The difference is, I don’t think it would fail in the scenario you put forward, so there would be a consequence. Now if we assume it’s biden, and he’s unlikely to see out another term even if elected, maybe the risk/reward ration swings enough to make it a realistic possibility, but in general I suspect a president assassinating multiple supreme court justices would lead to them being impeached successfully in short order.

        • notabot@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          2 years ago

          They don’t want to, but with enough voter pressure will if that’s what it takes to stay in power. Unless there are candidates who are more left wing that have a realistic chance of wining elections at the state level it’s probably necessary to work with what’s in front of us, which probably means pressuring the dem representatives to move left. That’ll take engaging with a significant portion of the electorate which is likely to be challenging, but probably the only way to slide the overton window left. I think the voters have to move first before the politicians follow, and they’ll probably have to be cajoled as individuals rather than a party.