We have in some cases stated that when an excepting proviso is found unconstitutional the substantive provisions which it qualifies cannot stand, for to hold otherwise would be to extend the scope of the law . . . so as to embrace [situations] which the legislature passing the statute had, by its very terms, expressly excluded.
We have said that when a proviso is unconstitutional, the provisions it qualifies can't stand.
We have said that when a proviso is unconstitutional, the provisions it qualifies can still stand.
A man holds a box.
A brown dog is along the dirt path with mountains behind him.
Nobody is playing croquet.
The girl was eating a steak without wearing a top.
The man is standing next to a motorcycle.
The public does seem that they are smarter now.