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1. I've been wondering about the basis for enforcement by the Feds.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Fri Aug 8, 2025, 12:35 PM

Aug 8

E.g., if one state says the age of consent for statutory rape purposes is 16, and a second state says it's 18 (a matter of state, not federal law), and there was no transport of the alleged victim across state lines, and a perpetrator from the first state flees to the second state, do the Feds get involved in capturing the perpetrator and bringing them back to the first state?

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I've been wondering about the basis for enforcement by the Feds. snot Aug 8 #1

The basis for enforcement will be because Trump told them to Eliot Rosewater Aug 8 #2

Exactly NoPasaran Aug 8 #4

Also it makes sense if you're part of this fascist party, even their supporters Eliot Rosewater Aug 8 #5

If they can swallow Trump's bullshit they can get anything down Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 8 #3