3.1 "What's up with POTUS lately?"

1. Why did the Trump administration decide to end the Voter Fraud  Commission?
1. It was extremely unpopular with both democrats and republicans due to how incredibly violating it was.
2. What claims had Trump made about voter fraud?
2. Trump has claimed that millions voted illegally in the presidential election, primarily in California.
3. What rate of voter fraud was found by a Loyola Law School study?
3. He found that 35 cases were actually true, counting only a few hundred ballots.
4. What rate of voter fraud did the North Carolina Board of Elections find?
4. one in 48 million votes were cast illegally.
5. What information does Trump base his claims on?
5. A breitbart news article. Yikes.


7.  How has Attorney General Jeff Sessions changed federal marijuana law enforcement?
7. He has rescinded Obama era regulatory practices that allowed for leniency. 
8. How did the Obama administration treat this issue?
8. Obama practiced the method of "I won't do this unless you make me" and in fact pardoned large numbers of people arrested and incriminated for marijuana usage. 
9. What did the "Cole memo" say?
9. That the obama admin. wouldn't crack down unless states didn't take care of major issues.
10. What impact could these changes have on states that have legalized marijuana?
10. They could make it extremely difficult for legal dispensaries to function. 
11. How can Congress change the impact of this enforcement?
11. They can make it so that the penalties for drug usage are lessened or legalize weed.
12. Why might Sessions's actions provoke a backlash from Republicans?
12. The majority of Americans now support legalizing Marijuana, Republican or otherwise.

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