"Larry Dighera" wrote in message


They don't make 'laws', so how can they make something 'illegal'.

The OP meant to say, a violation of regulations, not illegal, I think.

You've mentioned this distinction at least a couple times recently, but I'm
thinking it's a lot less black & white than I'd like it to be.

When you have such a thing as an "administrative law judge" and Congress
forfeiting (gladly?) to the Executive branch broad regulatory power,
regulations begin to carry the weight of "law" and "violation of
regulations" becomes essentially the same thing as "illegal." The only
significant distinction is jail time or the lack thereof. However, if the
penalty is severe enough, losing one's estate is not much better than simple
jail time.

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