rule. That’s the rule that says you can’t be charged with a crime if what you did wasn’t a crime at the time you did it.laws “contrary to the first principles of the social compact,” and Alexander Hamilton said they were among “the favorite and most formidable instruments of tyranny.”
At the Constitutional Convention, some of the delegates thought it was unnecessary to explicitly spell this out becauselaws were so clearly invalid. They thought including an explicit prohibition would make them look stupid. Or, in 1780s speak, “proclaim that we are ignorant of the first principles of Legislation, or are constituting a government which will be so.”
So should Alec Baldwin. He hasn’t been able to keep his trap shut since shooting & killing Halyna Hutchins. Going on TV specials, roadside impromptu press conferences, constant IG posts, podcasts, etc. the dufus wouldn’t STFU. But, yea, THR, chastise the prosecutor for commenting