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To: Robert DeLong
as a form of double-jeopardy

Two sovereigns. The same act is a separate offense against the state and the federal sovereigns. I'm not saying that I agree with the doctrine, but this is how you can search for the Supreme Court rulings on these laws.

23 posted on 07/07/2022 2:04:32 PM PDT by omega4412
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To: omega4412

So if they passed an act to protect late term abortion and the state made it illegal would it be a crime? Thr sovereign argument doesn’t seem to make sense.


53 posted on 07/07/2022 3:00:02 PM PDT by wiseprince (Me,)
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