People who make mistakes are still liable. To say it was a mistake doesn’t mean there can’t be consequences for making the mistake. You’re an accountant and you make an honest bookkeeping mistake that loses a million dollars, you still get investigated and maybe lose your job.
People get taken to court for making mistakes all the time. It may be accidental or unintentional, but they are still responsible.
I've been working on a poli-sci/sci-fiction book, and you just punched some holes in the notional constitution.
/johnny