03-04-2024, 02:12 PM
(03-04-2024, 01:40 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: I am not accusing you of making this argument, but this reeks of "Actual Communism has never been tried" arguments from pro-Communists trying to argue against why the system fails utterly every time it is tried.
It's funny you mention that because I had that exact thought as I was typing it out.
Quote:The question to ask next is why? The Dems utterly control state level politics thanks to wacked ass Portland.
If what I have heard is correct, this is my primary question. Why did access to treatment not actually be completed like promised? Were there unexpected budget constraints? Was it a political move from the beginning to appease the voting base without intention on following through? I have no idea.
Quote:Potato, potahto. The law made them de facto legal. The whole point of making something illegal is to provide penalties for engaging in it. If their is zero penalty for committing an illegal act than it being illegal means absolutely nothing.
My understanding is that there was still a penalty, just not a felony. I think it was reclassified to a misdemeanor if it was a small enough amount. Which I am in favor of, generally speaking. I don't think taking a fentanyl addict and throwing them into prison does anything to ultimately solve the problem. You have to have the rehab infrastructure to support the policies though, which can ultimately make it similar to the Communism bit at the beginning. It's a lot of funding and maintenance. Even Portugal is having some issues to my understanding, as they don't have enough rehab centers anymore.
I could be wrong on some of the information on the Oregon side. Like I said, I'm much less familiar with how they enacted it aside from surface level reads.
