Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime
Yay, but how was lynching not a federal hate crime already? Forgive my ignorance, but how'd we let this go so long?
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checkoutanytime · 46-50, M
So now Jussie Smollet can be Federally charged for his crime?
Diotrephes · 70-79, M
@checkoutanytime Nope. It's unconstitutional to pass laws that can be used to prosecute people for their previous behavior.
checkoutanytime · 46-50, M
@Diotrephes we have an ammendment for that...
Diotrephes · 70-79, M
@checkoutanytime That is an inaccurate statement regarding the federal constitution. There is no amendment regarding that. It is part of Article 1, Sections 9 & 10 =
Section 9 = "No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed."
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articlei#section9
"Section 10.
No state shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation; grant letters of marque and reprisal; coin money; emit bills of credit; make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts; pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts, or grant any title of nobility.
"Ex post facto is most typically used to refer to a criminal statute that punishes actions retroactively, thereby criminalizing conduct that was legal when originally performed. Two clauses in the United States Constitution prohibit ex post facto laws:
This prohibits Congress from passing any laws which apply ex post facto.
Art. 1 § 9 & 10."
This prohibits the states from passing any laws which apply ex post facto.
In the constitution Articles are like the bones in a body, they set the framework. Amendments fine tune the Articles.
Section 9 = "No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed."
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articlei#section9
"Section 10.
No state shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation; grant letters of marque and reprisal; coin money; emit bills of credit; make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts; pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts, or grant any title of nobility.
"Ex post facto is most typically used to refer to a criminal statute that punishes actions retroactively, thereby criminalizing conduct that was legal when originally performed. Two clauses in the United States Constitution prohibit ex post facto laws:
This prohibits Congress from passing any laws which apply ex post facto.
Art. 1 § 9 & 10."
This prohibits the states from passing any laws which apply ex post facto.
In the constitution Articles are like the bones in a body, they set the framework. Amendments fine tune the Articles.
independentone · M
@checkoutanytime Wasn't aware Jussie lynched someone
