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| 2021-02-02 |
| [Justia] 18 U.S.C. § 241 (2018) If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; or If two or more persons go in disguise on the highway, or on the premises of another, with intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege so secured; They shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, they shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death. Section 242 is basically the same but aimed at various government levels...the whole "under color of law" thing. If only there were an agency to enforce the law |
| Posted by:Mercutio |
| #2 Well if it were applied. it would answer the argument that Facebook can deny 1st amendment rights because they're a "private company". |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2021-02-02 09:34 |
| #1 It seems that this law has been ignored for a long time--except for when it might be applied to Pubs. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2021-02-02 09:09 |