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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: TimF who wrote (528801)11/13/2009 7:17:41 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) of 1576935
 
"Its defunding a specific entity by name, not imposing criminal penalties on a specific entity. "

American usage is a bit beyond just criminal penalties. For example, a law forbidding Communists from serving as officers of a union was struck down because it was identified as a bill of attainder.

"Sure they can. They could earmark every dollar of the federal budget and it wouldn't be unconstitutional."

Apples and pineapples, Tim.
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