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ex post facto law is explicitly banned in the US Constitution
by dingnuts 1y ago
ex post facto law is explicitly banned in the US Constitution
- CamperBob2 1y agoDogs can't play basketball, either, but we've sure been getting dunked on a lot lately.
- jondwillis 1y agoHistory is littered with unconstitutional, enforced laws, as well. Watched a lot of Ken Burns docs this weekend while sick. “The West” has quite a few examples.
- Light_Hope 1y agoFor criminal concerns regarding retroactive ITAR additions, yes. However, significant civil financial penalties if congress so wished could still be constitutional as the ex post facto clause has been held to apply exclusively to criminal matters starting in Calder v. Bull [1]. [1] https://www.oyez.org/cases/1789-1850/3us386 https://www.oyez.org/cases/1789-1850/3us386
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- gcanyon 1y ago> explicitly banned in the US Constitution There are a lot of things in the US Constitution. But the Supreme Court is the final arbiter, and they're moving closer and closer to "whatever you say, big daddy."