61. He said he was switching despite his opposition to the death penalty, which the bill would greatly expand for federal crimes. 62. However, tampering with railroads is a federal crime, as are terrorist acts. 63. Idaho law enforcement officials said they support legislation that would make methamphetamine drug production a federal crime, but added that more should be done to stop the problem. 64. I opposed the assault weapons ban in the federal crime law. 65. If the amendment is passed, Congress would then have to approve a bill that would ban flag desecration and make the act a federal crime. 66. In August, however, the House passed a telecommunications bill with vague provisions prohibiting knowingly transmitting pornography over computer networks, making it a federal crime. 67. In May the president signed legislation making it a federal crime to blockade clinics. 68. In the guise of protecting children from online smut, Congress created a new federal crime. 69. Increasingly, the spastic answer has been to make it a federal crime. 70. Indeed, the new law would permit eavesdropping for any suspected federal crime. |