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Legislation that picks on a specific person by name (remember under US law, a corporation is a "person") is called a "bill of attainder"[0] and is explicitly ba
by bdw5204 4y ago
Legislation that picks on a specific person by name (remember under US law, a corporation is a "person") is called a "bill of attainder"[0] and is explicitly banned by Article I, Section 9 of the United States Constitution because it was one of the practices of the British government that the 13 colonies were revolting over. It is also banned by all 50 state constitutions.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_attainder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_attainder