Trump now violating Constitution - CREW →

Washington, DC—As Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) Executive Director Noah Bookbinder released the following statement:

“Now that he has taken the oath of office, President Trump stands in violation of the Constitution’s emoluments clause. He just swore on the Bible to ‘preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States,’ but by continuing to accept payments from foreign governments, he has already failed. We do not yet know just to what extent this violation goes—because he is the first person elected to the presidency in decades to fail to clear the ethical bar of Richard Nixon and release his tax returns, much of his foreign business has remained secret. But we do know that there must be accountability for anyone, including the president, for violating the Constitution.”

she who hears.: States in the United States have criminalized the act of knowingly... →

States in the United States have criminalized the act of knowingly engaging in sex with another person while infected with HIV without informing the other person of your HIV infection. Some states limit it to having unprotected sex with someone who does not know you are HIV infected. Others make it a crime to engage in anal or vaginal sex of any kind if your partner is unaware that you are infected with HIV.

Thirty-four states have prosecuted HIV positive individuals for not disclosing HIV status and exposing another person to the HIV virus. A person’s intent to infect their partner while engaging in sexual intercourse and failure to disclose his or her status is committing a crime. A person donating HIV infected organs, tissues, and blood can be prosecuted for transmission of the virus. Spitting or transmitting HIV infected bodily fluids is considered a criminal offense in some states, particularly where the target is a prison guard. Some states consider criminal transmission of HIV as a misdemeanor others treat it as a felony. These states have laws that prosecute individuals for criminal exposure of HIV: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho,Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri,  Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington.

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