He has an excellent section on his web site all Americans should read so they understand the law, not what some civil service employee who cares nothing for the law, only their paycheck says is the law; see here. Additionally, Larry has three excellent, short columns on jurisdiction and treaties, see here. As Larry so correctly states: Under the U.S. Constitution, Congress has the power to make criminal ONLY four types of conduct: treason, counterfeiting, piracies and felonies on the high seas, and offenses against the laws of nations.