It is well understood that when there are two reasonable constructions for a statute, yet one raises a constitutional question, the Court should prefer the interpretation which avoids the constitutional issue.
The court should prefer the interpretation which adheres to the constitutional issue.
mnli hypothesis: The court should prefer the interpretation which adheres to the constitutional issue. premise: It is well understood that when there are two reasonable constructions for a statute, yet one raises a constitutional question, the Court should prefer the interpretation which avoids the constitutional issue.