| > If the voters passed a measure, that caused substantial negative perception before it was fully implemented, then who's to blame? > Maybe the voters should have been clearer on the implementation sequencing. This is, again, begging the question. You're assuming the consequent. Voters were clear on what they wanted. They directly voted for and passed a specific bill. Elected officials - not voters - refused to implement what voters chose. Then, elected officials - not voters - repealed the bill. It's not like this was repealed by popular vote. As of today, there's not even any evidence that the same voters who approved this in 2020 have somehow changed their minds and oppose it today. You're arguing from a position of pure speculation to support an a priori conclusion, and that's simply not logically sound. > How does this not suffice as an excuse for any bad results from decriminalization? This is ridiculous. You can't judge the effect of a policy that's not implemented. If you're willing to do that, you've left the realm of science altogether and might as well argue for policy based on astrology, or augury. |