[jonahhorowitz]

He can direct the justice department not to enforce a law.

[HaZeust]

Do you think he should? Do you think it's a healthy exercise in the country's checks and balances for the president to create a precedent where he directs the justice department to not enforce a law when Congress has drafted it, and the Supreme Court has unanimously upheld it? Last time anything like this has happened, it created devastating national history.

[jonahhorowitz]

I don't think the country fell apart when Obama directed the justice department not to enforce weed laws. [0]

[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Memorandum

[t-3]

Not enforcing laws by executive decision happens all the time. Whenever police "crack down" on something, that means they were previously letting stuff slide.

[sethammons]

The law gives a new power. Doesn't say it has to be used. President can also nuke shit. Doesn't have to be used.

[sebastiennight]

I'll take the bait. What was that last time and what was the devastating national history moment?

[Jcowell]

It wouldn’t be the first time an American President decided not to enforce a SC ruling.

[matwood]

Which would put Google and Apple in a precarious position of ignoring a law because it's not being enforced right now.