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The Economist: In 2009 the Heritage Foundation, a think-tank, and the National Association of Criminal Defence Lawyers (NACDL) found that two-thirds of the non-violent criminal offences enacted by the 109th Congress (which sat from 2005-06) lacked an adequate intent requirement. A rule change that lets the House Judiciary Committee review all new federal criminal laws is intended to address these problems. Business has often been the victim of Congress’s shoddy lawmaking. According to the NACDL, most crimes created by the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, better known as Dodd-Frank, fail to account for intent. But ordinary citizens are also finding it hard to obey poorly-written federal laws.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:46:58 +0000

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