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* HilariousInHindsight: The plot is facilitated by UsefulNotes/RichardNixon abusing the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarran_Internal_Security_Act McCarran Internal Security Act of 1950]], to enable his EmergencyAuthority that allows for the Punishment Park program. In real life 1971, the same year the film was released, some of the more controversial parts of the [=McCarran=] Internal Security Act would be officially repealed through [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Detention_Act the Non-Detention Act of 1971]], which was signed into law by Nixon that year, most prominently the emergency detention provision. In essence, the complete opposite scenario of what was depicted in the film.
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