Federal law now criminalizes activities that the average person would never dream would land him in prison. Consequently, every year, thousands of upstanding, responsible Americans run afoul of some incomprehensible federal law and end up serving time in federal prison. [More]Sounds like a Jeff Foxworthy routine gone bad, doesn't it? Except this was never intended to be funny.
Amazing--the government punishes a citizen for the consequences of being incarcerated and unable to comply with further edicts. It is a true "Catch 22."
Things will not change unless and until the costs of participating in state-sponsored terrorism exceed the benefits.