Subj : Re: The Big Lie
To   : Mike Powell
From : Jeff Thiele
Date : Wed Oct 12 2022 18:27:24

On 12 Oct 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
 MP> > They are two different crimes. If you're driving, get pulled over, and a
 MP> > found to be in possession of stolen goods, as long as you're legally all
 MP> > to drive and weren't breaking any traffic laws, you're only charged with
 MP> > being in possession of stolen goods. You're not charged with any kind of
 MP> > "illegal driving."
 MP> If you are crossing a state border, you can be charged with transporting
 MP> said goods over state lines.

Yes, and that makes it a federal crime rather than a state crime.

 MP> We are basically comparing doing something illegal with doing something
 MP> illegal.

Yes, except that crossing the border with fentanyl isn't a separate crime
from being in possession of fentanyl. US citizens crossing the border aren't
entering the country illegally. If they were and were caught, tried, and
sentenced, then once their time was served, they'd be deported... but to
where? Nowhere, because they're US citizens. They stay right here. They don't
get kicked out of the country for entering illegally because they didn't
enter illegally.

Jeff.

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