Constitution's Sixth Amendment v HR 4777

The Constitution’s Sixth Amendment provides “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.”

The origin of the requirement that trials take place where the crime allegedly took place related to the historical concern that “before the Revolution the British claimed the right to take colonists to England or Canada for trail. This was one of the complaints against the King in the Declaration of Independence.” The Bill of Rights 200 Years 200 Facts.

Except for a few state approved and HR 4777 carve-outs, all of the targeted Internet Gaming sites are located in foreign jurisdictions, where such business are legal and supported by the foreign governments. HR 4777 either has no teeth or is in direct conflict with the Sixth Amendment.