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To: Libloather

Wouldn’t this be ex post facto?


11 posted on 07/08/2024 4:54:05 PM PDT by djpg
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To: djpg
Wouldn’t this be ex post facto?

Sure sounds that way to me.

22 posted on 07/08/2024 4:59:55 PM PDT by Old Student (As I watch the balkanization of our nation I realize that Robert A. Heinlein was a prophet. )
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To: djpg

Both — ex post facto (you can’t punish someone for doing something that was legal at the time) and bill of attainder (laws need to be directed at the act, not at the person).


24 posted on 07/08/2024 5:00:58 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: djpg

IMHO, yes. However, when have they actually respected the constitution.


75 posted on 07/08/2024 6:31:28 PM PDT by matt04 ( )
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