• ftbd@feddit.org
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    4 days ago

    Why not make it a felony to propose laws that are ruled to be “obviously unconstitutional”? A citizen can go to jail for even trying to break a regular law, so it seems reasonable to do the same for politicians who try to break one of the foundational laws

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      Because at least in the US, the Constitution is pretty much a dead letter at this point.