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To: TexasGurl24
There is room for reasoned disagreement on how far the void for vagueness doctrine extends

It is not always possible to avoid some vagueness, because the number of hypothetical exceptions can seemingly approach infinity.

That is where the notion of "reasonable person" standard comes in.

That four reasonable justices interpreted our Constitution correctly argues against tossing around terms such as "moron" and "dumb".

42 posted on 04/17/2018 9:13:11 AM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except for convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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To: Seaplaner

I didn’t say that the other Justices were dumb or morons. I said that the ASSPRESS is writing one-line headlines and spinning for the benefit of people who are morons and too dumb to read beyond the headline or seek out the actual opinion.

Justice Gorsuch’s reasoning is completely different and distinct from that of Kagan and the libtard klan. You might disagree with him, but his reasoning is tied to the Constitution and is based on an original reading of the document.

Kagan’s approach is not.

The ASSPRESS looks only to the results, and people who want Justice Gorsuch to waive a wand and magically deport all immigrants are also looking to results.

This case dealt ONLY with the residual clause under 18 U.S.C. §16.

It did not deal with deporting illegals generally, nor did this decision have anything to do with any of the listed felony offenses outlined by Congress as qualifying Felonies.

Justice Gorsuch’s opinion is very clear that Congress could simply make ALL felony convictions qualify for expedited deportation. It just can’t have a vague residual catch all clause that might or might not apply to a given law.

Justice Scalia ruled exactly the same way in regards to the residual clause under 18 U.S.C. §924(e)(2)(B) in Johnson v. United States in 2015.

The language in the two sections of the USC was virtually identical.


48 posted on 04/17/2018 9:24:47 AM PDT by TexasGurl24
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