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[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

I have already said that I am not a Bernie fan. Still true. But I'm not seeing an authoritarian streak.

On the first thing, I had not heard that he said this, but I would wager that if he were asked, he would say they should be prosecuted under existing criminal laws. Yes, I agree that it sounds far-fetched. But not authoritarian in my book, unless he were to make it happen, and he doesn't seem the sort.

On declassifying pot, I thought that the current drug laws essentially vested discretion in the executive branch to classify controlled substances, and that any President has the power to change that classification by executive action. If people don't like that, it needs to be fixed by Congress.

Agree that Bernie feels unvetted. Those to his right seem more interested in knocking off each other than in going after him. Or did until last night. Too late?

Michigan primary coming up very soon, but of course the Iowa/NH/SC numbers are more important.