Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Captured by US

[ProfD]

4 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

Policies are basically rules of operation that can be broken at whim based on judgement and scenario.
Laws aren't meant to be broken unless absolutely necessary and often come with a LEGAL penalty for doing so.

Policies & laws do not apply to dominant society in the same way they're applied to non-white folks.

 

When white folks ignore policies & break laws their punishment is usually different.

[Pioneer1]

Even if you're just playing games, there are certain rules to them...lol.

 

[ProfD]

1 hour ago, Pioneer1 said:

Even if you're just playing games, there are certain rules to them...lol.

Right. Every now and then, somebody comes along who wants to change the rules of the game to suit themselves.

[frankster]

On 1/17/2026 at 4:37 PM, Pioneer1 said:

frankster

 

Yes....

Doctrine is about what to believe or how to think......in a given situation

Policy is about what actions are permissible to take....in a given situation 

 

True.
But while this is Policy vs Doctrine...I'm talking Policy vs LAW!

Laws are even stronger that policies!

Yes that is as it should be.....but in real world practice it is not so cut and dry

Laws Stem from Policies...In other words Policies formulate Laws..

 

On 1/17/2026 at 4:37 PM, Pioneer1 said:

Policies are basically rules of operation that can be broken at whim based on judgement and scenario.
Laws aren't meant to be broken unless absolutely necessary and often come with a LEGAL penalty for doing so.

Policies are piable so long as the goal that it intends to meet is still being met...

Laws are more stringent.....hence the relatively high bar to prove they have been broken

 

On 1/17/2026 at 4:37 PM, Pioneer1 said:

This is why policies usually are made by businesses where laws are made by governments.

The Government usually is either made of of business interest or serve their puropses

 

On 1/17/2026 at 4:37 PM, Pioneer1 said:

Congressional Authority to declare war is a CONSTITUTIONAL LAW.

I have no argument with that....

Was the Vietnam war Officially  Approved By Congress? 

They used semantics of Police Action or Armed Conflict.....its all Polytricks

 

On 1/17/2026 at 4:37 PM, Pioneer1 said:

What it usually mean is there is not enough evidence to prosecute....hence it does not rise to the level of beyond a reasonable doubt as to its criminality or unconstitutionality.

 

That...
And sometimes it's about CONSPIRACY.
Secret agreements on BOTH sides of the aisle are made to allow a President to carry out a particularly illegal act with the promise that he won't be called into account for it by either party.

One of the reasons you have PROSECUTORS in the U.S. criminal justice system is so they can PICK AND CHOOSE who to go after for breaking the law.

True....

 

On 1/17/2026 at 4:37 PM, Pioneer1 said:

Politics is a dirty unfair game....

Some are allowed to flaunt the rules.....while others are penalize for it.

 

While this is known and understood by many, too many don't realize this and remain confused and...to quote you "befuddled"...lol....at why certain politicians are constantly allowed to get away with their crimes with seeming impunity.

This is usually because their are factions in Governement with Greater agendas at play

 

On 1/17/2026 at 4:37 PM, Pioneer1 said:

God is Law....

 

I'm not going there with you, lol.

fair e

On 1/17/2026 at 4:37 PM, Pioneer1 said:

Free Will is also a BirthRight Give to Man

 

To a certain degree, yes.

Cool

 

On 1/17/2026 at 4:37 PM, Pioneer1 said:

To die usually you must first have Lived.

Can the Will of Man be Imprisoned?

 

If HE is imprisoned, then ASPECTS of his will is imprisoned because what he can will physically is extremely limited.
Also, I'm not sure how extensive the Zombification process is on the psyche of it's victims.

Aren't we all physically limited to some extent in some ways?

 

On 1/17/2026 at 4:37 PM, Pioneer1 said:

Yes...that is true.

Isn't there a division of responsible and limits on how much the Federal Government can interfere in the internal affairs of a State on certain issues?

 

Yes, ofcourse.
But when it comes to Federal Laws that are already established....there is no compromise.

 

It's like Pops telling you to be in the house by 10pm at night.

You can go where you WANT to go....before 10pm...lol.

 

You can go to the dance.
You can go to the party.
You can go to the mall.
You can stay home.
You can play some basket ball down in the Rec Center.
Might even take a trip to the TRAP HOUSE if he don't now about it....lol.

 

Go where you wanna go.

But regardless....yo' ass better be in by 10pm at night!

What if Mom says....otherwise?

Which is the case with the fed and state over cannabis....as you mentioned.

 

On 1/17/2026 at 9:14 PM, ProfD said:

Policies & laws do not apply to dominant society in the same way they're applied to non-white folks.

True...

 

On 1/17/2026 at 9:14 PM, ProfD said:

When white folks ignore policies & break laws their punishment is usually different.

True

 

On 1/18/2026 at 8:54 AM, Pioneer1 said:

Even if you're just playing games, there are certain rules to them...lol.

When it comes to games.....the cardinal rule is to - Win

 

On 1/18/2026 at 10:40 AM, ProfD said:

Right. Every now and then, somebody comes along who wants to change the rules of the game to suit themselves.

True....