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(IANAL) I guess the fact that they were out of the country complicates things a lot. The Wikipedia entry about the act does not mention seizures, but talks ab
by adrianratnapala 9y ago
(IANAL) I guess the fact that they were out of the country complicates things a lot. The Wikipedia entry about the act does not mention seizures, but talks about preventing them from entering the country and using the banking system which the government already has lots of discretionary authority over.
My guess is that it is theatre. The US could already kept those guys out, and freeze the bank accounts without new legislation, but legislators wanted to be seen as doing something. And if the naming of individuals is out-of-order, then they can rely on those individuals not bothering to challenge it in the US courts.