To: dennisw
The headline is misleading. This is an issue of whether certain crimes require intent. If you use “John Smith” as your fake ID name, have you stolen the identity of the thousands of real “John Smiths” who live in America? The Supreme Court said no.
26 posted on
10/21/2014 6:22:13 AM PDT by
Opinionated Blowhard
("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
To: Opinionated Blowhard
If you use “John Smith” as your fake ID name, have you stolen the identity of the thousands of real “John Smiths” who live in America?
Very good analogy.
38 posted on
10/21/2014 6:26:53 AM PDT by
cuban leaf
(The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
To: Opinionated Blowhard
Good analogy.
He’s still convicted of crimes for having false ID, just not THAT (inappropriate) crime.
53 posted on
10/21/2014 6:41:22 AM PDT by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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