Summary
Did you know that it's not just a copyright infringement, but a federal crime to use the likeness of "Smokey Bear" on advertising? The same goes for that 4-H Club clover symbol. But it doesn't stop there. Congress currently has the Horse Protection Act, which would attempt to stop people from eating horsemeat by making it a federal crime to transport or kill a horse for human consumption.
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Overcriminalization
IT'S TIME FOR FEDERAL LEGISLAtors to admit that they have a problem. They are addicted to passing laws, particularly ill-advised or unnecessary criminal statutes, and it's beginning to...
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