Misdirection
Posted by Jim Harper
It’s part of nobody’s plan, but Washington, D.C. is pulling a little misdirection play this week. While everyone is discussing President Obama’s immigration move, the farm bill in the Senate, the energy bill on the House floor, and so on, some of the more important work of Congress is moving under the radar. Last week, [...]
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Border Tunnels: Attempted Recklessness?
Posted by Jim Harper
Section 551 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 109–295) added a new section to the U.S. code which criminalized “the construction or financing of an unauthorized tunnel or subterranean passage across an international border into the United States.” It also prohibited people from “recklessly permitting others to construct or use [...]
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