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This reminds me of the whole should-you-build-on-someone-else's-platform thing, with the unpredictable, ever-shifting platform rules being in this case the mish
by karzeem 16y ago
This reminds me of the whole should-you-build-on-someone-else's-platform thing, with the unpredictable, ever-shifting platform rules being in this case the mishmash of federal/state/local laws. The next family values president could put all these people out of business (and in jail, for that matter) with the stroke of a pen.
- Groxx 16y agoCan one be put in jail for doing something not-illegal? I mean, sure, if they don't stop, but actions strictly prior to a law being passed don't seem questionable. IANAL, however, just an idealist, forever at odds with the Real World™.
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- jeffcoat 16y agoIt's certainly possible in this case: There shouldn't be any problem with "actions strictly prior to a law being passed" -- the US Constitution frowns on _ex post facto_ punishments -- but everything described in the article is only legal under state, not federal law. An aggressive attorney general could therefore decide to prosecute them as federal criminals. It's happened before; see, e.g., Gonzales vs Raich.