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To: Hadean
These fines are a “bill of attainder” which is expressly forbidden under the Constitution. If there is no law proscribing punishment for an action before it occurs then it is unconstitutional to do so after the fact.

Here is the definition:

A bill of attainder (also known as an act of attainder or writ of attainder or bill of pains and penalties) is an act of a legislature declaring a person or group of persons guilty of some crime and punishing them, often without a trial.

And here is the section of the Constitution of the United States, Article I, Section 9, paragraph 3 that state that: "No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law will be passed."

8 posted on 07/13/2019 10:46:18 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck (Freeper formerly known as WMarshal.......)
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To: wildcard_redneck

Democrats(everywhere): What is this Constitution thing of which you speak?


13 posted on 07/13/2019 11:50:34 AM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: wildcard_redneck
"No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law will be passed."

Restricts only the federal Congress, not state legislatures, as here. The Oregon constitution is controlling.

14 posted on 07/13/2019 11:58:33 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (Do you REALLY believe that (1) God IS, and (2) God IS GOOD?)
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To: wildcard_redneck
"These fines are a “bill of attainder” which is expressly forbidden under the Constitution."

This "Constitution" thing of which you speak. It doesn't apply to Democrats, the Oregon House, the city of Portland, the Mayor/Police Commissioner of the city, or the Chief of Police. They do not recognize it, just as they do not admit that Trump is "their" president.

Wait 'til next November, and he wins another "Constitutional" election. That will be interesting.

19 posted on 07/13/2019 1:57:34 PM PDT by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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