Minnesota has been trying to pass similar laws for five years but all attempts have been overturned—which ends up costing taxpayers a lot of money. " The bill' s tortured effort to end run the First Amendment by punishing kids directly fails under the Constitution because children have rights under the First Amendment, like all other citizens. The State is attempting to impose liability on children because they know that courts have consistently held that they cannot penalize retailers. We believe that the courts will agree that fining children violates the First Amendment as well," said Doug Lowenstein,