Op-ed: Hatch, Lee and the battle over criminal intent

Did you know it’s a federal crime to write a check for less than a dollar? So are walking your dog in a national park if your leash is longer than 6 feet and digging for arrowheads on federal lands. As harmless as each of these examples appears, any one could land you in federal prison.In 1787, there were only three federal crimes: treason, piracy and counterfeiting. By 1870, Congress had added 13 more. Today, there are in excess of 4,000 statutory provisions and an estimated 400,000 regul