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There's definitely a great evil to laws which are either selectively or rarely enforced. Eventually they turn cancerous and are abused. For example, look at th
by 3fe9a03ccd14ca5 6y ago
There's definitely a great evil to laws which are either selectively or rarely enforced. Eventually they turn cancerous and are abused.
For example, look at the Logan Act and its justification for spying on politicians.
- erichocean 6y agoThe Logan Act has literally never resulted in a prosecution. Got one indictment though, in the 19th century.
- hirundo 6y agoThe Logan Act was used to pressure Michael Flynn into pleading guilty. That wasn't a first. It can be an effective threat without actually prosecuting anyone for it. That's more than a sufficient reason to repeal this blatantly unconstitutional law.
- colejohnson66 6y agoSo if it’s never used, why is it on the books? There’s plenty of evidence that laws are abused so the government can get what they want.