Originally Posted by Joe Obenberger

Originally Posted by ilnjscb View Post
Which, if the party attempting to bring charges was bent on doing so, would not be enough. The onus is on the producer to know and comply with the law. Whether or not it IS enforced is immaterial to the consideration of whether it COULD be enforced.



I have no idea what ilniscb is saying or what Nalem agrees with, it doesn't appear to make any sense at all.

There is no "party attempting to bring charges". No one can be prosecuted for a felony under the United States constitution except upon presentment to and a favorable return from a Grand Jury in the district where the offense was alleged to be committed. It is the United States alone, the Department of Justice in particular, that has the right to present matters to a Grand Jury. Federal felonies are crimes, not private causes of action that would give rise to a private cause of action, if that's the meaning.