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> a lay person has to follow all of the laws That is obviously untrue. Why do you feel the need to make obviously false claims to support your position? You need to obey the UCMJ? You need to obey campaign finance laws? You need to obey the Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge Act? You need to obey state law as incorporated by the Assimilative Crimes Act in jurisdictions you've never been to? You need to obey HIPAA? The Privacy Act? The Freedom of Information Act? A huge number of laws simply do not apply to you if you aren't engaged in a particular activity. E.g., you are not a covered entity for HIPAA unless you work for a medical provider or insurer. And a huge proportion of those criminal penalties only apply to government employees, not to average civilians at all.