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I most point out that Regent University is considered one of the worst law "schools" in the nation. It's a "Christian" school that teaches "God's law", not the law of the United States as it actually exists. Take anything that comes out of that school with a huge, heaping grain of salt. (Example: The most memorable statement is about Honduran law -- but Honduran law lacks the scienter requirement that forms the basis of US criminal liability.)

Also, state police will not report you to the federal police (except for immigration violations, and drugs in most states). State police fucking hate federal police agencies b/c the federal agencies utterly disrespect local law enforcement.

Finally, federal law only applies to interstate activities (usually, connected in some way to commerce). Without that crucial nexus, the federal government can prosecute you all it wants, but every court in the nation (except maybe in Texas and the Deep South) will throw out the case, with prejudice, and possibly even sanction the prosecutor for malicious prosecution.



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