i thought there was a term for laws made explicitly targeting specific individuals. i get that her language attempts to make it generic, but it isn't and no one can defend that it isn't.
There is, and I don’t know it offhand. Ex post facto roughly translates to “from a thing done afterward”. You cannot be punished for a, in this case, “crime” that wasn’t a “crime” when you committed it.
It’s called ex post facto. They should take civics
i thought there was a term for laws made explicitly targeting specific individuals. i get that her language attempts to make it generic, but it isn't and no one can defend that it isn't.
Bill of attainder.
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There is, and I don’t know it offhand. Ex post facto roughly translates to “from a thing done afterward”. You cannot be punished for a, in this case, “crime” that wasn’t a “crime” when you committed it.
“The bill targets any person whose last name begins with ‘T’ and ends with ‘rump’… This isn’t targeted, it could be anyone”
Why's it ex post facto and not just post facto?
because it's latin. and latin is fucking weird.
Veritas.