# Jonathan C, a continuation of Wickard

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**Created:** [December 9, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-c-a-continuation-of-wickard/774294 "2016-12-09T17:18:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-c-a-continuation-of-wickard/774294/21 "2016-12-12T16:55:25Z")

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> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#):
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> > [@Bone](#):
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> > You are right that the OP explicitly mentioned hypocrisy, but that had to do with Sessions himself. It had nothing to do with hypocrisy of the right vs. hypocrisy of the left.
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> That’s not correct.
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> The OP’s suggestion that Sessions is a hypocrite was entirely based on the notion that state’s rights advocates in general are hypocrites.

Here is the relevant paragraph from the OP:

> [@Legal marijuana and Wickard vs Filburn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-marijuana-and-wickard-vs-filburn/774232/1):
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> Jeff Sessions will soon be our next Attorney General, and since he’s on the record as being very much against mj, this is making many people think he’s going to put the hammer down on its legalization, even of medical marijuana. He’s also a states’ rights advocate, but I’m going to guess that he’s a \*\*hypocrit \*\*about those. That is, he’s only in favor of states’ rights when the states are doing things he approves of. (There’s lots of that going around. For example, when Oregon approved physician-assisted suicide back in the 90s, pretty much all the states’ righters in Congress were against it.)

(my bold)

There are three assertions that I made. Which one or combination do you think is not correct?  
[ol]  
[li]The OP explicitly mentioned hypocrisy[/li][li]That hypocrisy had to do with Sessions himself[/li][li]That hypocrisy had nothing to do with hypocrisy of the right vs. hypocrisy of the left.[/li][/ol]  
Looking above, the first mention of “hypocrit”(sp) is referring specifically to Sessions. That is #1 and #2. In that mention, there is no left/right comparison, or the left/right in general. That is #3.

You may be thinking that the parenthetical in the OP in question was the opening to discuss hypocrisy of all stripes from all comers. If that’s your interpretation then I could see why you would think so. I don’t think this is a reasonable interpretation of the OP. I view it more as a throw-away type line by way of background, not necessary for the point that is being made or the one that is relevant to the topic at hand.

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