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Are ex post facto laws illegal and unconstitutional?
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Are ex post facto laws illegal and unconstitutional?



    




shilo9i
Yes. It is right there in the Constitution. Maybe you should read it sometime...it is your duty as an American.


IceBreaker27
While some laws that have ex post facto *effects* are often found to be Constitutional, both the state and the federal government are prohibted from passing ex post facto laws.


piegowdealer
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No bill of attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.

But it is ultimately up to the republican anti-citizen Roberts court to uphold our constitutional rights.





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