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[quote=Anonymous]Exactly. The DoJ and US Attorney, not a couple of dimwitted Congressmen, are charged with determining whether there has been a violation of the AntiDeficiency Act and, even if there has been, whether it should be subject to prosecution. Only the most rabid right-wing appointee would convict the Mayor in the unlikely event of a prosecution or impose the maximum penalty, which is a $5,000 penalty or up to two years in prison. And contrary to what 11:08 seems to believe, Congress does not have the Constitutional authority to act by fiat. Rather, if Congress wants to amend or repeal Initiative 71, the President would need to sign legislation passed by both chambers. Cue: I'm just a bill . . . (BTW, possession and cultivation of marijuana is already a federal offense). This is nothing more than political theater intended as fodder for the wingnuts. [/quote]
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