38: How To Steal A Plane Without Breaking The Law

(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) What do Henry Ford's Model-T car, banning alcohol in the United States, and the FBI have in common? We needed all three to (1) catch American gangster John Dillinger and (2) make it federally legal to steal planes...FOR 26 YEARS. Learn how to legally steal a plane in 1926 and destroy evidence in 2007! Don't believe it? Well, the U.S. Supreme Court already does! Listen to Reb fly the skies and dump some fish in McBoyle v. United States (1931) and Yates v. United States (2015). Follow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and Twitter! Follow @Rebmasel on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! *** 0:00 - INTRO/DISCLAIMER (RECENT AVIATION DISASTERS) 5:48 - Jailbreak 7:40 - Dillinger gets whacked over….one cop car?! 9:02 - Our first car, our first FBI, our first Amendment banning alcohol 11:39 - The Dyer Act 13:35 - STEAL A PLANE WITHOUT BREAKING THE LAW 14:48 - Summary of events because what the hell is going on 17:35 - Evidence against McBoyle (more questions, no answers) 28:39 - The Dyer Act indictment 29:05 - We love a self-propelled vehicle 34:41 - Supreme Court time 35:25 - RULE OF “LENITY” IN THE COURTS 36:48 - It’s veHICLES, baby 38:06 - SCOTUS OPINION 44:50 - If it were 1931, you’d probably be good 49:07 - DESTROY EVIDENCE WITHOUT BREAKING THE LAW 53:36 - SCOTUS says fish are friends not paper 58:32 - REB’S REBUTTAL IS FIRE THIS WEEK ACTUALLY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices