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KrissaKray t1_it7uc61 wrote

Reply to comment by BowTiedAgorist in Dr. Tom Sherman vows to legalize weed by Final_Act6703

No. It always matters. Congress controls the purse and that’s how it works. You can’t just go around them because you want to.

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BowTiedAgorist t1_it7vff9 wrote

You can absolutely go around them when congress and the courts don't bother to enforce it.

I understand the fundamentals of your argument and the checks and balances between branches - but congresses whole mo for the last thirty years is being derelict in their duties.

We just fought a 20 year long war in Afghanistan without a declaration of war.

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