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ok so... there is something in this conversation that I'm not seeing I'll be honest about.
what I'm looking for here is how does this law deny due process? ...and so far I'm not finding it.
Due process means that the judicial branch of government deals with the defendant fairly. When the government can lie, force people to commit perjury, threaten people, and intimidate witnesses in order to get the outcome they desire, then that is a denial of due process by any standard.
Worse than due process violations is that the Constitution clearly forbids ex post facto laws. What is an ex post facto law?
An ex post facto law is one where you make an act a violation of the law AFTER it was committed. A man got into a spat with his wife pre - Lautenberg Amendment. If the consequences were a hundred dollar fine, it goes beyond due process to add to a sentence years later... besides, the government is trying to try the person twice by saying they fulfilled their sentence and years later are sentenced yet again for the same offense.