I never posted before but this article made me so mad I had to jump into the comments!
I am so glad to find everyone pointing out all the reasons the article is wrong, actually there is a highly relevant link on math.stackexchange about this particular issue:
That's an easy one! Just get congress to pass a law granting you retroactive immunity for breaking the law. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/10/supreme-...