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A comment on Why I’m Suing the US Government. Parent comment
Doing <B> was already illegal. Therefore, doing <A> in order to <B> was also already illegal.
People are upset that <A> is now illegal, for all purposes, not just doing <B>.
> The purpose of the statute isn't to <X> but is to <Y>. I don't see anything wrong with that.
What's wrong with that is that it also does <X> (even if that isn't the "purpose").
Doing <B> was already illegal. Therefore, doing <A> in order to <B> was also already illegal.
People are upset that <A> is now illegal, for all purposes, not just doing <B>.
> The purpose of the statute isn't to <X> but is to <Y>. I don't see anything wrong with that.
What's wrong with that is that it also does <X> (even if that isn't the "purpose").