Discussion: Trump Opioid Plan Includes Death Penalty For Traffickers

The president will be joined by first lady Melania Trump, who has shown an interest in the issue, particularly as it pertains to her focus on child welfare.

Wait, I thought she was worried about her husba- ummm, cyber-bullying.

Number of pharmaceutical executives affected by this proposed ‘legislation’: zero

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Again, some red meat thrown to his rabid supporters; more reality-show bluster. This won’t even get close to passing Congress, since they would have to change the law.

By the way, isn’t there a death penalty for treason?

Will the Sackler family be considered for the death penalty? After all they are the ones who started peddling the drugs that got so many people addicted. Why do I think they will be left out when the Rump starts rounding up every two bit meth head?

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What is the penalty for those who traffic hate?

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How about stoning adulterers?

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How about adultering stoners*.

*I don’t know what that means either.

So who exactly is a trafficker? Why do I suspect that this does not extend to people who finance the drug industry, say by laundering money.

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[Quote] Opioids, including prescription opioids, heroin and synthetic drugs such as fentanyl, killed more than 42,000 people in the U.S. in 2016, more than any year on record, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [/Quote] So about on par with the estimated increase in yearly deaths for the Republicans Healthcare “Reform” proposal?

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Trump: This is my secret plan to win in 2020. All liberals are drug traffickers. I will just kill them all. I will be then Permanent POTUS.

I wonder who will be the sanctuary city for two-bit meth heads, where drug suspects are crowded out by immigration suspects. The way Rump thinks anything through, DEA can just take a number behind ICE.

Wondering how anyone is supposed to get to counseling, when the counselors are full up for months on end, and patients are busy working to avoid getting cut off Medicaid.

As Charlie Pierce humorously ponders…

Two questions for our current time:

  1. What if the teacher young Donald Trump belted was packing? And,
  1. Would Donald Trump have called for the execution of Larry Kudlow’s old cocaine dealer?

These are the kind of things that keep me up at night.

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You betcha.

18 U.S. Code § 2381 - Treason

Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

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Does the plan also mention that Rodrigo Duterte will be Grand Marshall of the Vanity Parade?