Don’t you just love it...
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Topic: Don’t you just love it...
Posted By: WGP guy2
Subject: Don’t you just love it...
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 7:42pm
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SEC. I Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America, in Congress assembled, That if any persons shall unlawfully
combine or conspire together, with intent to oppose any measure or measures of
the government of the United States, which are or shall be directed by proper
authority, or to impede the operation of any law of the United States, or to
intimidate or prevent any person holding a place or office in or under the
government of the United States, from undertaking, performing or executing his
trust or duty; and if any person or persons, with intent as aforesaid, shall
counsel, advise or attempt to procure any insurrection, riot. unlawful
assembly, or combination, whether such conspiracy, threatening, counsel,
advice, or attempt shall have the proposed effect or not, he or they shall be
deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and on conviction, before any court of the
United States having jurisdiction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding five thousand dollars, and by imprisonment during a term not less
than six months nor exceeding five years; and further, at the discretion of the
court may be holden to find sureties for his good behaviour in such sum, and
for such time, as the said court may direct. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall write, print, utter or publish, or shall cause or procure to be written, printed, uttered or publishing, or shall knowingly and willingly assist or aid in writing, printing, uttering or publishing any false, scandalous and malicious writing or writings against the government of the United States, or either house of the Congress of the United States, or the President of the United States, with intent to defame the said government, or either house of the said Congress, or the said President, or to bring them, or either of them, into contempt or disrepute; or to excite against them, or either or any of them, the hatred of the good people of the United States, or to excite any unlawful combinations therein, for opposing or resisting any law of the United States, or any act of the President of the United States, done in pursuance of any such law, or of the powers in him vested by the constitution of the United States, or to resist, oppose, or defeat any such law or act, or to aid, encourage or abet any hostile designs of any foreign nation against the United States, their people or government, then such person, being thereof convicted before any court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, and by imprisonment not exceeding two years. I think someone had a dislike of periods. |
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Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 7:45pm
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Big. Very big. And bold. Me = headache. |
Posted By: Tolgak
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 7:50pm
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That's nearly as bad as the law against insulting Turkishness. Factoring inflation and increased lifespan and whatnot: The fine is $57160.54 and the minimum prison sentence is a year. Damn. ------------- 
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Posted By: oreomann33
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 8:20pm
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tl;dr Is it about airplanes? ------------- 
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Posted By: WGP guy2
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 8:23pm
The whole point is for you to read it and realize that whole thing is only two sentances. No. |
oreomann33 wrote:Posted By: .Ryan
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 10:06pm
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The Sedition Act of 1798....classic. Doesn't seem possible in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave does it? But yeah, those are some long freaking sentences.... -------------  |
Posted By: Destruction
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 10:58pm
There's a period right after riot. I don't know if it's a typo by someone nowadays, but it's there. ------------- u dont know what to do ur getting mottor boatted Men are from Magmar, women are from Venusaur. |