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Prosecute only clear violations of election law

Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, chapter 29, p. 863. Written by Hans A. von Spakovsky.

Prosecute only clear violations of election law

The document says “mustWho acts: President, Attorney GeneralHow: internal managementp. 863 in the PDF
What the document says

“The President must ensure that the DOJ, just like the FEC, is directed to only prosecute clear violations of FECA.”

Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, p. 863

The chapter says the department must not construe ambiguous provisions against the public instead of the government, or apply the act in a way that infringes protected First Amendment activity, and that it would be unjust to prosecute people who cannot tell whether they are breaking a confusing law.

What the document actually says

“The President must ensure that the DOJ, just like the FEC, is directed to only prosecute clear violations of FECA.”

Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, p. 863
That sentence, in plain words

Only bring charges for clear breaches of the election law.

What this is about

Election law is complex. The book says people cannot always tell if they broke it. It says only clear breaches should be charged.

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