Pipeline Protesters Could Face 20-Year Sentence Under Trump Plan

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A Trump administration proposal to strengthen criminal penalties against people who interfere with interstate pipelines may be harsher than the draconian legislation approved by Texas lawmakers last month. Under the federal plan released Monday, protesters who block the construction of a crude or natural

A Trump administration proposal to strengthen criminal penalties against people who interfere with interstate pipelines may be harsher than the draconian legislation approved by Texas lawmakers last month.

Current law prescribes a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for damaging or destroying an interstate pipeline. The amendment would apply that same penalty to vandalism and"disruption."

 

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This is insane. Protesting is a constitutional right.

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