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Not only that, but as merely a change in policy, as opposed to a change in the actual law, it's more or less alterable on a whim. A new administration, or even
by mindcrime 4y ago
Not only that, but as merely a change in policy, as opposed to a change in the actual law, it's more or less alterable on a whim. A new administration, or even this administration could reverse this at the drop of a hat. So it's not exactly something to rely on to any tremendous degree.
- throwaway742 4y agoYep you could do something in good faith and so long as the statute of limitations aren't up you could still end up getting prosecuted years later.
- glitcher 4y agoExactly, and this point is even illustrated in the final words of the last sentence of the announcement: "The new policy replaces an earlier policy that was issued in 2014, and takes effect immediately."