Miami-Dade Riots

[Arthur D. Wolf]

        Section 245(b)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, should also be
examined.  Since the alleged intimidation occurred in the context of an
election for presidential electors and members of Congress, I would think
Congress could constitutionally reach both private and public conduct that
it deemed sufficiently offensive to invoke the sanctions of federal
criminal law.


                        Art Wolf
                        Western New England College


At 03:55 PM 11/27/2000 -0800, Lynne Henderson wrote:
>I would think so.  There are several criminal statutes regarding voting ,
>and there's always section 241, provided it's still constitutional.
>Lynne
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>- I know nothing about federal criminal law.  But if an unruly local mob
>prevents local officials from transmitting an accurate count in a federal
>election, hasn't some violation of the U.S. Code taken place? -E.
>