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To: cotton1706
"The Court decided that the union involved was immune from prosecution because their violent acts were in pursuit of a legitimate union objective."

That kinda logic ought to blow your fricken mind!!!

4 posted on 12/12/2012 12:30:55 PM PST by wesagain (The God (Elohim) of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the One True GOD.)
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To: wesagain
Yup, I remember reading that case when I was in law school and going, "WTF?"

But it's important to note that Enmon was based on the Court's interpretation of the language of the Hobbs Act. That means that: (1) Congress could change that result any time it wanted; and (2) the decision does not prevent prosecution of union violence under state criminal laws, or even under other federal criminal laws.

8 posted on 12/12/2012 12:46:49 PM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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