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US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana

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662 points JacobHenner | 2 comments | 30 Apr 24 17:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.415s | source
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mustafa_pasi ◴[30 Apr 24 18:35 UTC] No.40214513[source]▶
Feels like they were keeping this card in their sleeves for when they needed a popularity boost.
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apengwin ◴[30 Apr 24 18:39 UTC] No.40214556[source]▶
It is a good thing for democratically accountable governments to do good things that the people want!
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chucksta ◴[30 Apr 24 19:10 UTC] No.40214971[source]▶
Tell that to all the people pissed off at Roe v Wade
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krapp[dead post] ◴[30 Apr 24 19:11 UTC] No.40214985[source]▶
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1. AnimalMuppet ◴[30 Apr 24 19:26 UTC] No.40215171[source]▶
OK, but at the time of Roe v. Wade, I don't think the majority of people wanted abortion legalized, either. I'm not sure the majority of people wanted gay marriage legalized (at the time).

But even more: You don't want the judges to be focused on what the majority want. That's not the rule of law.

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2. krapp ◴[30 Apr 24 19:41 UTC] No.40215376[source]▶
Yes, I'm objecting to the premise that "democratically accountable governments do(ing) good things that the people want" describes the process by which Roe v. Wade was repealed. It was not democratically accountable, and it was what only a subset of the people wanted.

The Supreme Court is not an example of democracy working, it's a purposely anti-democratic institution.