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by nickff 4465 days ago
The problem is that the selective disclosure and prosecution are very easy to abuse without violating the text of the constitution; especially when the average American commits three imprison-able offences per day, because of the number of criminal laws, and their breadth.[1]

[1] http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB1000142405274870447150...