HappyJoy
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This is a great example of the consequences of laws which are turned to uses other than those that were advertised to get those laws passed.
The Patriot Act gave our federal government huge new powers, all under the guise of fighting terra-ists. Now it is being turned on all sorts of domestic crimes, and every American is being spied upon.
The $10,000 law was passed ostensibly to fight drug dealers, but here we see it being used to prosecute a guy who is trying to cover up what may be some kind of sex crime, and everyone in America is going to be treated like a criminal if they move more than $10,000 from Point A to Point B.
Could be true though i wonder if the money was used for a legitimate reason this may not have been a big deal, just some back paperwork to fill out. I don't think Hastert is going to make a very sympathetic poster child for government abuse.