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A House committee covered the problem in this hearing on the 7th. "Criminalizing America: The Growth of Federal Offenses and Regulatory Overreach": https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/criminalizing-america-growth-federal-offenses-and-regulatory-0

A Cato Institute person checked in with some testimony. Jonathan Turley as well.

Chris might take special note of this from the Tolman testimony:

"Take, for example, the recent case against Charles and Heather Maude. Under the Biden DOJ,

criminal charges were brought against the Maudes, a South Dakota family who has a small cattle

and hog operation. This family endured a senseless politically motivated prosecution waged by the

Biden Administration over 25 acres of federal land.

"The Maudes were not criminals. They fenced in land that had been part of their ranch for over 100

years. But, empowered by pointless laws and unfettered discretion, the minor land dispute

devolved into an overzealous criminal prosecution. No criminal penalty should have even existed

for a land dispute. And the Maudes should never have been charged."

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Now, we need it ensconced in a way that the next admin can't just repeal with another EO.

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