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I know...I know...I know...there were a LOT of crappy federal laws in American history, but I had to just pick 10, ok?

Here are just a few 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

  • 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

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Worst 10 Federal Laws in U.S. History

Stop data brokers from exposing your information. Go to my sponsor https://aura.com/mrbeat to get a 14-day free trial and see if your personal information has been compromised. 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 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 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 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYesELO6axBrCuSpf7S9DQ/join For business inquiries or to send snail mail to Mr. Beat: https://www.iammrbeat.com/contact.html https://www.youtube.com/c/iammrbeat/about How to support and donate to my channel: Subscribe to @iammrbeat & hit the notification bell 🔔 Join for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/iammrbeat Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat Subscribe to my second channel: The Beat Goes On Patreon for The Beat Goes On: https://www.patreon.com/thebeatgoeson Connect with me: Links: https://linktr.ee/iammrbeat Website: https://www.iammrbeat.com/ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebeatpod Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ @beatmastermatt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Beatcord: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iammrbeat Merch: https://matt-beat-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ Affiliate Links: Useful Charts: https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Fourthwall: https://link.fourthwall.com/MrBeat StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5272340869152768 #ushistory #americanhistory #history So what makes a law crappy? It’s crappy if it’s a law that has had negative consequences on a bunch of people. It’s hurt a bunch of people. In some cases, though, these laws had negative consequences on a smaller number of people, but those negative consequences had such a negative impact that they still made this list. Look, this is not going to be easy. (turning) There were a lot of crappy laws. 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. Hey, I’d love to hear YOUR…OPINION. Do you agree with any on my list? What about crappy laws I left off this list? Let me know down below. Oh, and I’ve left a dishonorable mention of laws that didn’t make the cut in both the description and pinned comment. Yeah, there’s a lot of them down there. Thanks for watching!

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Adam Christians

Executive orders don't count? My brain was on FDR's 9066 order

Erik Hernandez

Native Americans deserve reparations more than any other American.

DANTE VERONA

Man, I really genuinely love learning about our history but oof, there is no shortage of American atrocities... This particular video makes me think of the last line from "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" by Bob Dylan: Bury the rag deep in your face, for now is the time for your tears.

Matt Beat

I'm just thankful that here in the United States we have the freedom to teach about all the horrible things the United States government has done. :)

Double N

Great video! You should check out Justin Amash. He’s currently running for Senate & supports repealing almost all of these laws.