Brevity is the soul of wit, as Polonius said in Shakespeare’s classic drama Hamlet. And while we would never, ever, compare any legislation to the Bard’s creations, we commend Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas) for his pithy five-word amendment to the RICO statute introduced today in the Senate.
By including rioting as an activity that falls under RICO, Cruz’s amendment would add a much-needed punch to the powerful statute designed to deter organized criminal enterprises and punish those who fund them.
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