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<p>[QUOTE="HandsomeToad, post: 440119, member: 12965"]You are mixing apples and oranges. Ex Post Facto means retroactive and the constitution is clear on that matter and the US Supreme Court has upheld it on numerous occasions.</p><p> </p><p>While a law can say counterfeits cannot be <u><b>sold</b></u> unless they are stamped with the words COPY on them, it doesn't matter when the counterfeit is made, but they cannot enact a law saying it's illegal to own counterfeits without the word COPY on them, since that would be considered Ex Post Facto, since it would include coins already owned. They can make us mark them to sell them, but not to own if they are already in our possession and they lawfully allow counterfeits to be owned.</p><p> </p><p>Now, the question is, can they make it illegal to own counterfeits? I think they can but the uproar that would ensue would prevent it from occurring.</p><p> </p><p>Ribbit <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="HandsomeToad, post: 440119, member: 12965"]You are mixing apples and oranges. Ex Post Facto means retroactive and the constitution is clear on that matter and the US Supreme Court has upheld it on numerous occasions. While a law can say counterfeits cannot be [U][B]sold[/B][/U] unless they are stamped with the words COPY on them, it doesn't matter when the counterfeit is made, but they cannot enact a law saying it's illegal to own counterfeits without the word COPY on them, since that would be considered Ex Post Facto, since it would include coins already owned. They can make us mark them to sell them, but not to own if they are already in our possession and they lawfully allow counterfeits to be owned. Now, the question is, can they make it illegal to own counterfeits? I think they can but the uproar that would ensue would prevent it from occurring. Ribbit :)[/QUOTE]
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