Out and give them a vastly more interpretation simply to strike the statute down. Unlawful activity have existed since before the founding, and are perfectly constitutional. Interpreting this lot to be unconstitutionally overbroad, would deviate from that tradition and directly contradict the canon of constitutional avoidance. Historical understanding and practice confirm that congress did not use these familiar criminal law terms to enact a novel and broadband on speech. Predecessors to the statute have been on the books since the late 19th century, and this provision has existed and it substantially existed form for decades. Yet they have identified no actual instances in which the statute has been applied to protect the first moment activity or any concrete documented insistence of speech. The absence of such evidence is not just happenstance, and it doesnt just reflect longstanding executive selfrestraint. Its because the statute isnt aimed at speech and it certainly does not encom