▲ 645 ▼ 11 Democratic senators call on DEA to deschedule marijuana entirely (thehill.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 206 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Buffaloaf@lemmy.world 71 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), John Fetterman (Pa.) Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) Cory Booker (N.J.) Jeff Merkley (Ore.) Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) Ron Wyden (Ore.) John Hickenlooper (Colo.) Peter Welch (Vt.) Chris Van Hollen (Md.) Alex Padilla (Calif.). Edit: and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 40 points 2 years ago (1 child) 11 Democratic senators, along with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) He already got left out of the headline permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Buffaloaf@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago And then I also left him out. Sorry Bernie! permalink fedilink source parent [–] JustUseMint@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) Surprised to not see Bernie on here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 child) He's there. In a letter addressed to Attorney General Merrick Garland and DEA Administrator Anne Milgram, 11 Democratic senators, along with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), argued the administration “should deschedule marijuana altogether.” They could have said "12 Senators..." But went with the option that excluded Bernie since he's not a D. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JustUseMint@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is this new? I always knew him as a D. When did he drop that position? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago He's never been a D But he's very open about how the two party system sucks and if he ran third party it would.only hurt progress So every election he runs in the democratic primary. And abides by the results. It's why him wanting to stay till he was eliminated and getting called a "spoiler" is such bullshit. If Bernie really wanted to, he could have nuked any Dem candidate by running third party in the general. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Flying_Hellfish@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* givesmefucks beat me to it. :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 40 points 2 years ago (1 child) 11 Democratic senators, along with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) He already got left out of the headline permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Buffaloaf@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago And then I also left him out. Sorry Bernie! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Buffaloaf@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago And then I also left him out. Sorry Bernie! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JustUseMint@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) Surprised to not see Bernie on here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 child) He's there. In a letter addressed to Attorney General Merrick Garland and DEA Administrator Anne Milgram, 11 Democratic senators, along with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), argued the administration “should deschedule marijuana altogether.” They could have said "12 Senators..." But went with the option that excluded Bernie since he's not a D. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JustUseMint@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is this new? I always knew him as a D. When did he drop that position? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago He's never been a D But he's very open about how the two party system sucks and if he ran third party it would.only hurt progress So every election he runs in the democratic primary. And abides by the results. It's why him wanting to stay till he was eliminated and getting called a "spoiler" is such bullshit. If Bernie really wanted to, he could have nuked any Dem candidate by running third party in the general. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Flying_Hellfish@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* givesmefucks beat me to it. :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 child) He's there. In a letter addressed to Attorney General Merrick Garland and DEA Administrator Anne Milgram, 11 Democratic senators, along with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), argued the administration “should deschedule marijuana altogether.” They could have said "12 Senators..." But went with the option that excluded Bernie since he's not a D. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JustUseMint@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is this new? I always knew him as a D. When did he drop that position? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago He's never been a D But he's very open about how the two party system sucks and if he ran third party it would.only hurt progress So every election he runs in the democratic primary. And abides by the results. It's why him wanting to stay till he was eliminated and getting called a "spoiler" is such bullshit. If Bernie really wanted to, he could have nuked any Dem candidate by running third party in the general. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JustUseMint@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is this new? I always knew him as a D. When did he drop that position? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago He's never been a D But he's very open about how the two party system sucks and if he ran third party it would.only hurt progress So every election he runs in the democratic primary. And abides by the results. It's why him wanting to stay till he was eliminated and getting called a "spoiler" is such bullshit. If Bernie really wanted to, he could have nuked any Dem candidate by running third party in the general. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago He's never been a D But he's very open about how the two party system sucks and if he ran third party it would.only hurt progress So every election he runs in the democratic primary. And abides by the results. It's why him wanting to stay till he was eliminated and getting called a "spoiler" is such bullshit. If Bernie really wanted to, he could have nuked any Dem candidate by running third party in the general. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Flying_Hellfish@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* givesmefucks beat me to it. :) permalink fedilink source parent