Worst 10 Federal Laws in U.S. History

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Mr. Beat goes through the worst ten laws in American history, in his bloody opinion. Thanks for reading the description you lovable dork. This was produced by Matt Beat and Beat Productions, LLC. All images and video by Matt Beat, used under fair use guidelines, or found in the public domain. Music by @ElectricNeedleRoom(Mr. Beat's band), Otis McDonald, Corbyn Kites, Density & Time, and Tracktribe.

Dishonorable mentions:
Tariff of Abominations
Embargo Act of 1807
PATRIOT Act
No Child Left Behind Act
Comstock Laws
Emergency Quota Act
Espionage Act
Sedition Act of 1918
Immigration Act of 1924
Indian Civilization Act
Public Law 503
Tariff of 1824
Tariff of 1842
McKinley Tariff
Force Bill
The Tenure of Office Act
Platt Amendment
Immigration Act of 1903
Immigration Act of 1918
Harrison Narcotics Tax Act
The Jones Act
Emergency Quota Act
Central Intelligence Agency Act
Protect America Act
National Firearms Act
Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984
Anti-Drug Act of 1986
1994 Crime Bill
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act
The Telecommunications Act of 1996
Defense of Marriage Act
The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq of 2002

Here's an annotated script with footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n7Pmcy40UDiLQHdOsnpI6-ov1J1Oag1849NMRWNqXu4/edit?usp=sharing

Sources/further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_federal_legislation
https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/alien-and-sedition-acts
https://armedforces.press/gop-senators-introduce-end-endless-wars-act/
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1151#:~:text=This%20bill%20provides%20for%20the,terminates%2010%20years%20after%20enactment
https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-ossoff-welch-introduce-legislation-to-terminate-aumfs-no-later-than-10-years-after-enactment \
https://www.npr.org/2018/04/05/599707003/smoot-hawley-tariff-act-a-classic-economics-horror-story
https://www.potawatomi.org/blog/2021/02/08/remembering-the-1887-dawes-acts-impact/
https://nativepartnership.org/blog/history-culture-justice-category/the-true-impact-of-the-dawes-act-of-1887/
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/dawes-act.htm
https://guides.loc.gov/kansas-nebraska-act
https://www.loc.gov/item/2008661523/
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/the-bill-of-rights-and-the-fugitive-slave-laws.htm

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Here are the 10 worst federal laws in American history. In my opinion. And yes, remember that these are FEDERAL laws. Don’t get started on some of the crazy STATE laws that have been passed here.

I’ve decided to make more videos like this. Ya know, basically videos in which I count down the best or worst of stuff in American history? But please remember these are OPINION videos. Do you agree with any on my list? What about crappy laws I left off this list? Let me know down below.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:11 Sponsor (Aura)
2:47 #10: The Alien and Sedition Acts
4:21 #9: The Authorization for use of Military Force of 2001
5:40 #8: The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
7:43 #7: The Controlled Substances Act
8:49 #6: The Kansas-Nebraska Act
9:57 #5: The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
11:25 #4: The Chinese Exclusion Act
12:33 #3: The Fugitive Slave Act
13:49 #2: The Dawes Act
15:10 #1 The Indian Removal Act

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