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Search results for "What law made it a crime to interfere with the draft and set severe penalties for any “obstruction of the war effort”"

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Justin Amash stated on May 20, 2019 in a tweet:
"In fact, ‘high Crimes and Misdemeanors’ is not defined in the Constitution and does not require corresponding statutory charges. The context implies conduct that violates the public trust—and that view is echoed by the Framers of the Constitution and early American scholars."
By Louis Jacobson• May 29, 2019
Facebook posts stated on June 19, 2023 in a video:
“Justin Trudeau is being investigated by the (Royal Canadian Mounted Police).”
By Andy Nguyen• July 7, 2023
Lila Rose stated on May 14, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Anti-abortion activist sentenced to 57 months in prison for “handing roses and resources to women at an abortion facility.”
By Jeff Cercone• May 17, 2024
Pam Keith stated on May 08, 2022 in a tweet:
“Tennessee just banned Plan B and made it a crime punishable by a $50,000 fine to order it.”
By Samantha Putterman• May 9, 2022
Thom Tillis stated on January 08, 2024 in a press release:
Police made ‘no arrests’ of protesters who blocked Durham Freeway
By Paul Specht• January 19, 2024
Ron Paul stated on November 12, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Spartanburg, S.C.:
"Torture is illegal by our laws. It's illegal by international laws."
By Louis Jacobson• November 15, 2011
Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2024 in a news conference:
California law lets you “rob a store as long as it’s not more than $950” and “not get charged.” Kamala Harris “did that.”
By Jeff Cercone• August 19, 2024
Instagram posts stated on October 23, 2024 in a video:
Kamala Harris imprisoned a woman for three years for praying.
By Samantha Putterman• October 25, 2024
Rush Limbaugh stated on May 17, 2017 in an episode of the "Rush Limbaugh Show":
"What Trump is alleged to have done is actually no different than what Barack Obama did in April last year when he made it known that he didn’t want Hillary prosecuted."
By Lauren Carroll• May 18, 2017
Planned Parenthood Votes stated on June 30, 2022 in an ad:
Mehmet Oz “wants to make abortion a crime in Pennsylvania.”
By Tom Kertscher• July 18, 2022
Instagram posts stated on May 07, 2022 in an Instagram post:
A Texas GOP lawmaker recently introduced a bill that would allow the death penalty for women who have an abortion.
By Gabrielle Settles• June 28, 2022
Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 07, 2019 in an interview on ABC's "The View":
"It’s only a federal crime for the" inspector general to out a whistleblower.
By Louis Jacobson• November 11, 2019
Paul Gigot stated on December 07, 2019 in an interview:
Says the impeachment of President Donald Trump would be the first in U.S. history "without a specific criminal statute or crime that the president who is impeached would have allegedly committed."  
By Tom Kertscher• December 12, 2019
Joe Biden stated on June 23, 2021 in a White House announcement:
"The Second Amendment, from the day it was passed, limited the type of people who could own a gun and what type of weapon you could own.”
By Jon Greenberg• June 25, 2021
Instagram posts stated on March 03, 2024 in an Instagram post:
The U.S. Code states that a person convicted of treason would be “taken by the posse to the nearest busy intersection and at high noon hung by the neck until dead.”
By Loreben Tuquero• March 6, 2024
Ray Lewis stated on May 25, 2011 in an interview:
"Do this research … watch how much crime picks up if you take away [football]."
By Eric Stirgus• June 17, 2011
Jeanne Ives stated on January 29, 2020 in a press release:
Says U.S. Rep. Sean Casten “demanded the impeachment of the Republican President before the Mueller report was even released.”
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• February 6, 2020
Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on July 18, 2023 in a tweet:
Prosecutor Jack Smith “only targets Republicans.”
By Amy Sherman• July 21, 2023
Instagram posts stated on February 19, 2023 in Instagram posts:
"Biden admin negotiates deal to give WHO authority over US pandemic policies.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 21, 2023
Instagram posts stated on November 14, 2022 in an Instagram post:
“Iran sentences 15,000 protesters to death.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 15, 2022

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