My husband recently sent me this article about a new book published by Heritage Foundation. The book is One Nation Under Arrest. It is a book about how our federal government has so many laws (about 4,000) and regulations (over 300,000) that almost anyone could be a criminal and not even know it. This is especially true when you add the state and local laws to the pile. The video below gives two examples of this.
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If we're to remain a free society, we need to stop the knee-jerk criminalization of things we don't like. All it takes is one high-profile case of someone doing something horrible, but not criminal. The public is furious that they can't be brought to justice, and legislatures, fearing for their re-election chances, pass asinine laws as a response: http://lawblog.legalmatch.com/2010/04/15/unauthorized-use-of-work-computers-it-might-get-you-fired-but-it%E2%80%99s-not-a-crime/
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