Stuff like this almost always makes me wish the DoJ was more diligent. If you want to see excess laws removed from the books, have them enforced as written. Suddenly a lot of senators families will be arrested and rich individuals in jail (along with almost everyone else).
On 10/22/13 9:47 AM, J.A. Terranson wrote:
Anyone who operates a business commits hundreds of felonies daily.
They can always find something.
s/operates a business/breathes/
It's been that way for a long time now.
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