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Re:Elon Musk reopening Tesla factory despite Alameda County ... by 3fe9a03ccd14ca5 on Monday May 11, 2020 @07:46PM (#23148803)
There's definitely a great evil to laws which are either selectively or rarely enforced. Eventually they turn cancerous and are abused.

For example, look at the Logan Act and its justification for spying on politicians.

Re:Elon Musk reopening Tesla factory despite Alameda County ... by erichocean on Monday May 11, 2020 @08:10PM (#23149046)
The Logan Act has literally never resulted in a prosecution. Got one indictment though, in the 19th century.
Re:Elon Musk reopening Tesla factory despite Alameda County ... by hirundo on Monday May 11, 2020 @09:28PM (#23149587)
The Logan Act was used to pressure Michael Flynn into pleading guilty. That wasn't a first. It can be an effective threat without actually prosecuting anyone for it. That's more than a sufficient reason to repeal this blatantly unconstitutional law.
Re:Elon Musk reopening Tesla factory despite Alameda County ... by colejohnson66 on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @09:56PM (#23162584)
So if it’s never used, why is it on the books? There’s plenty of evidence that laws are abused so the government can get what they want.