HIDDEN Consequences

How Texas has Legalized Extortion!

I thought the cruelty of torture was outlawed until I read the Texas abortion bill. Then there is a Guilty until Proven Innocent provision.

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Synopsis

The abortion bill may have opened a huge Pandora’s box by legalizing extortion for an individual abortion, plus many other things. There is no reason the worst provisions in that bill can’t be written into every other law. First, a definition:

extortion (noun)
the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.

Definitions from Oxford Languages

Then, to meet the “the equal protection of the laws” portion of the 14th Amendment, they need to expand the extortion rights to all people for all actions.

Different types of extortion

Typically, the extortionist is after money, but extortion can also be used to force actions. The foundation of extortion is making threats.

Here, the extortionist may receive up to $10,000. The defendant will always be forced to pay, at least the legal fees, even if they win.