Hello, Robert. Overall great post. First off, I agree with your point that “It would be unethical for leaders to make or change a law after the fact in order to incarcerate “offenders” before the act they committed was a criminal offense.” In fact, if people could be compelled to accept incarceration after they’ve already been giving a sentence, then the law would be considered unfair and the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution would be considered ambiguous. This is because “the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution prohibits a person from being punished for a crime twice” (Gardner & Anderson, 2015). On the other hand, ex post facto laws could work if they a certain law takes action only for the people who commit the
