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		rayiner on Nov 6, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Alaskans vote to legalize marijuana How is it a "hack" for the federal government to assert jurisdiction over a crime that involved the use of a federal service?

jacquesm on Nov 6, 2014 [–]

The postal service being used within a state should not make a non-federal crime a federal crime. "Not crossing state lines" versus "using a service that could be used to cross state lines".

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