Perhaps the legislative intent behind the new legislation was benign. But that doesn’t change what the actual text says. It makes it a crime to give the person behind you in line to vote an extra bottle of water as you wait. The unqualified actus reus is written that broadly.
There is always a balance between ease of enforcement vs narrow focus on motive. Always. Here, there is no risk of an *accidental* violation.
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Sure because when everything is a violation, then you don't have to think or exercise judgment.
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This is idiotic.
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Criminalize everything!!! No more "accidental" violations of law then...
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You can only be really sure what’s allowed if the law says everything is illegal.
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Should we ban money in politics because there’s really no way of telling if big donations influence politicians’ behavior?
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No risk, because it criminalizes everything. Does it physically hurt your brain when you claim to favor limited government? Or are you used to the dissonance by now?
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When Carissa realized she was not debating a serious man, but a Baseball Crank
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I don't understand this tweet. Accidental on the part of whom?
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Accidental on part of whom? Sounds more like GOP didn't like losing and are trying to stack the deck in their favor instead of updating their beliefs. What makes this law even more pathetic is the fact it is based on unfounded beliefs the election was tampered with.
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