Reply #23: They better think twice

[droidamus2]

This is a dangerous area for the Obama administration to get into for a couple of reasons. First, the obvious that this kind of high handed 'our way or no way' approach will definitely even more alienate the left wing of the Democratic Party. Second, if they were to challenge this law and lose, not likely but always a possibility, then Federal control over illegal drugs as a whole may be endangered. Do they really want to take the chance that the DEA would become useless (okay they are sort of useless now) and control over the legality and illegality of drugs would revert to the states. I think these statements are mostly an attempt to effect the vote in California and they would think twice about actually going through with it. Another thing to think about Obama absolutely has to have California to win a second term. If he pisses of the voters in California by sending the Federal government after people operating legally under California law he could very easily lose California. Think about it you would have the people that voted for Prop 19 pissed because their desires are being ignored by Obama and the people that voted against it (probably wouldn't vote for Obama anyway) would resent the governments intrusion into a state electorate supported decision. Tread softly Obama because the job you lose may be yours.