Independentthinker
Diamond Member
- Oct 15, 2015
- 20,411
- 16,626
- 2,288
OK, so, the left are perfectly fine with getting so desperate to get Trump that they have to scrape up an old 1870 law in order to try getting him but when it comes to an 1849 law against abortion the left scream bloody murder against using it. Is it acceptable to used 19th century laws or not? You can't have it both ways.
Former President Donald Trump is expected to be indicted in federal court soon as part of the Justice Department’s investigation into the January 6 attack on the Capitol building and his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, with a target letter he received, reportedly suggesting that Trump will face charges under 18 U.S. Code § 241, a law dating back to just after the Civil War
Section 241 was initially passed after the Civil War as part of the Enforcement Act of 1870 as a way to punish members of the Ku Klux Klan and other Southerners from intimidating or harassing Black voters for exercising their new voting rights, but has since been used more broadly to thwart attempts to interfere in federal elections.
www.forbes.com
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul are challenging the state's 19th century state law banning most abortions in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade with a new lawsuit that asks state courts to clarify whether the 173-year-old ban is still in place.
news.yahoo.com
Former President Donald Trump is expected to be indicted in federal court soon as part of the Justice Department’s investigation into the January 6 attack on the Capitol building and his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, with a target letter he received, reportedly suggesting that Trump will face charges under 18 U.S. Code § 241, a law dating back to just after the Civil War
Section 241 was initially passed after the Civil War as part of the Enforcement Act of 1870 as a way to punish members of the Ku Klux Klan and other Southerners from intimidating or harassing Black voters for exercising their new voting rights, but has since been used more broadly to thwart attempts to interfere in federal elections.
Section 241: Trump Could Be Charged Under 1870 Statute Used To Prosecute KKKâHereâs What To Know About It
The statute, dating back to just after the Civil War, could punish Trump for attempting to interfere with the vote count.
www.forbes.com
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul are challenging the state's 19th century state law banning most abortions in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade with a new lawsuit that asks state courts to clarify whether the 173-year-old ban is still in place.
Tony Evers, Josh Kaul file lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's 1849 law banning abortions, calling it unenforceable
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Dane County Circuit Court and argues the longstanding abortion ban that had been unenforceable since 1973 under Roe v. Wade.
