During last week's press conference, Conyers also disputed criticism of the legislation, stating, "Claims that this legislation will not meet constitutional muster are nonsensical: the federal government dearly has power to prohibit this type of discrimination -- it's amply precedented in the body...
Sanders asserts that because federal case law to date has not developed a uniform definition for "cocaine base," the statute is unconstitutionally vague because his conduct may or may not fall within § 841(a) (1) depending on how "cocaine base" is defined. Sanders has the burden of demon...