Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren are all for state autonomy — when the GOP's in charge

Professor Glenn Reynolds reports:

If hypocrisy is the tribute that vice pays to virtue, then Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has delivered a whopping tribute to the constitutional doctrine of federalism.

In a series of tweets, he announced: “Today, I am formally announcing my plan to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. It’s time we allow states, once and for all, to have the power to decide what works best for them. I have long believed that states should function as their own laboratories of democracy. My bill is a step in the right direction aimed at removing the barriers to state legalization efforts.” —

Schumer was joined by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who said: “The federal government needs to get out of the business of outlawing marijuana. States should make their own decisions about enforcing marijuana laws.”

The hypocrisy of these positions was quickly revealed by journalist John Pitts, who replied, “Now do guns. And abortion.” Schumer and Warren’s interest in federalism would be welcome if it were general and sincere, but it is limited and insincere.

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