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Originally posted by Spanky
Our laws only apply in the US and our rights only apply in the US.
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Not true. There is a canon of statutory interpretation that Congress does not intend laws to apply outside the United States unless it says so clearly, but it's a rebuttable presumption.
E.g., United States v. Villanueva, (5th Cir., Apr. 27, 2005).
Our government exists by virtue of the Constitution. If the Constitution stops at our borders, so does the government's authority.
