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> IANAL, but I think that would violate the Constitutional prohibition of Bills of Attainder.

No, it wouldn't. A bill of attainder declares a person guilty of a crime or specifies criminal punishment for a particular person.

The 5th Amendment Takings Clause, though, is likely to be an issue.




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