on 2014-10-03 17:42 P.J. Alling wrote
On 9/29/2014 9:08 PM, steve harley wrote:
on 2014-09-28 20:16 P.J. Alling wrote
It was widely believed
that the law would not stand, as the constitution strictly forbids Ex Post
Facto legislation.
… for criminal law only
The Constitution makes no such distinction. It is simply mentioned in the
same sentence as the prohibition on bills of Attender. Article 1, Section
9. Which is consists of limitations on the powers of Congress.
i can see why you might interpret it that way, however the Supreme Court's
interpretation (Calder v. Bull, 1789) is the one that continues to hold
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