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To: Impy; wiseprince; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; Fury

I actually agree with Gorsuch on this one. “Crime of violence” certainly is a vague term, and it’s pretty weak tea to trigger a deportation of an otherwise legal alien. Had the guy been convicted of a clearly violent crime such as murder, I would have been tempted to look the other way and rule that, while the term “crime of violence” is vague, it unambiguously applied to the crime committed and thus the convict was properly warned of the repercussions of his actions. But burglary is not necessarily a violent crime (one may commit a burglary by picking a lock of an unoccupied house or vehicle without even breaking anything), so ICE basing its deportation on that law would be quite arbitrary. I agree with Gorsuch that Congress should amend the law to state unambiguously what crimes would subject an otherwise legal alien to deportation, and I would add that, in addition to mentioning “burglary” by name, attempting to vote or attempting to register to vote in violation of state or federal law should be from and center in the list of crimes that get an otherwise legal alien deported.


109 posted on 04/18/2018 11:31:29 AM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
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In 18 U.S. Code § 16(b), the previous court opinions have established that first degree residential burglary is considered a violent crime.

Gorsuch was wrong and Justice Thomas as well as Roberts reminded him of his buffoonery using case law and the various Vesting Clauses.Gorsuch's argument was based on the fallacy of association.
110 posted on 04/18/2018 12:37:09 PM PDT by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
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