In February of 2009, fresh off of the inauguration of the Chosen One, Il Duce Obama, Newsweek magazine published an article entitled, We Are All Socialists Now.  The liberal Newsweek hacks therein proclaimed that Obama’s election, and his immediate support of a nearly $1 trillion “stimulus” bill, was proof that the limited government policies of Ronald Reagan had failed, and that henceforth, the government would assume more and more control over the economy, which the kooks at Newsweek considered a positive development.  They even took a shot at Bill Clinton, declaring that Slick Willie’s, “The era of big government is over” statement no longer applied.

Of course, the Reagan policies, which included reduction of the top tax rate from 70% to 28%, resulted in a doubling of federal revenue, and an unprecedented period of economic growth, but no matter, they claimed our 2009 woes were all the Gipper’s fault.  Since “the government” (i.e., Obama, Trump, and Biden) became more involved in managing the economy, the national debt has nearly tripled, from $12 trillion to $34 trillion.  Some might be tempted to conclude that the “Socialist” system is a failure.  But, we shouldn’t trouble Leftists with the facts, they’re already confused enough.  Anyhow, I digress.

The reason why the 2009 Newsweek article was, what that dolt Karine Jean-Pierre would call, “top of mind,” is because I saw an article by attorney Richard Dooling in The Wall Street Journal entitled, In America, Anyone Can Be a Felon.  The article lampooned the current mantra of the Left following the bogus New York conviction of Donald Trump of, “No one is above the law.”

That mantra, says Mr. Dooling, which is both inspirational and meaningless, says nothing useful about people or the law.  Amen brother.  Dooling warns that people who mouth, “No one is above the law,” should be careful what they wish for, because there are so many obscure crimes on the books that, with a little effort, the government can turn just about anyone into a felon.

There are more than 5,000 federal crimes alone.  Since law enforcement is supposed to be a State responsibility, that’s proof that federalism has failed.  Some of the crimes still on the books risk turning even the most careful of citizens into Public Enemy Number One.  If you drink a beer while riding a bike in a national park, you’re a criminal.   Running a restaurant, and you failed to serve triangular margarine pats that aren’t clearly labeled as margarine?  You’re a criminal.   And if your restaurant serves watery ketchup, that’s another felony count.  A federal inspector (I’m not making this up) may show up with his Bostwick consistometer.  If your “ketchup” runs downhill further than 14 centimeters in 30 seconds, it ain’t ketchup, and your guilty.

Another federal law regulates how many birds you may keep.  Oh, and by the way, if you’re not a certified falconer and someone has you birdsit his falcon for more than 45 days, you’re a felon.

A federal regulation prohibits exporting pennies or nickels from the United States without a special license from the U.S. Mint.  So, if you knowingly send 11 rolls of pennies overseas, you’re a felon, and you face up to five years in prison.

It’s a federal crime to skydive while drunk.  Too bad.  That’s the only way I’d do it.  It’s even a federal crime to attempt to change the weather without notifying the Secretary of Commerce.  Il Duce Obama and AOC could be charged with this one.  Obama and AOC claim they’ll reduce global temperatures, and reduce the level of the oceans, and all that Green shit.  J’Accuse! (As Emil Zola once wrote).  If no one is above the law, then those two should be convicted felons.

And don’t even get me started on the tax code.  As we know from the travails of First Son Hunter Biden, the Feds can make alleged tax violations felonies or misdemeanors, depending on the criminal target.

Keep in mind that these are only federal crimes. The vast majority of criminal prosecutions take place at the State level.  Mr. Dooling found 575 New York State crimes.  Even that wasn’t enough when it came to Trump, as Alvin Bragg was required to improperly import federal crimes, and undergo a Frankenstein-like reconstruction project to create the shit he brought against Trump.

Here in New Jersey, we have a like number of criminal offenses.  There are acts that reasonable people may or may not know are serious crimes that can turn them into instant felons.  Some of them are very serious.  Let’s say you have the misfortune to come upon a dead body.  Not a homicide victim, mind you, it could be a natural death.  If you agree to help someone move the remains from one spot to another, that’s a second degree crime that could get you 10 years.

Some State crimes involve less serious acts, but are equally felonious.  Did your grandmother ever push her shopping cart off the grounds of the supermarket?  Everybody does it right?  That’s considered shoplifting, and can get you 5 years.  Grandma is a felon.  Have you ever given a friend in need a single valium tablet?  You’re a felon.  Think marijuana is legal now in NJ and you can’t get into trouble with it?  Think again.  Passing around joints is still considered distribution.  Do it once, you get a warning.  Do it again – felon!

The point of all this is that the power to criminalize and label otherwise well-meaning citizens as felons permits an unscrupulous government (the Biden Administration comes readily to mind) to silence, remove, and stifle the political opposition.  When someone the likes of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria is forced to admit that no one other than Donald Trump would be charged with the crap they threw at him in Manhattan, that proves I’m right.

If you’re a criminal, you’re under the control of the government, and maybe in its custody.  They then can tell you what you can and cannot do or say, take away your right to vote, and I don’t know, maybe even lock up a presidential candidate in the months before an election, or force him to make weekly (televised on CNN) visits to his probation officer.  Turning citizens into felons also prevents them from owning a gun, permitting the Left to once more get around the Second Amendment.  Once we’re all felons, we’re all wards of the State, and personal freedom is a thing of the past.  Hillary Clinton was wrong.  It doesn’t take a village, it takes a cell block.