[jpsb]

You are behind the times. 1 in 10 is the old Roman definition, the modern def (merriam-webster) is

dec·i·mate transitive verb \ˈde-sə-ˌmāt\

: to destroy a large number of (plants, animals, people, etc.)

: to severely damage or destroy a large part of (something)

[1010RD]

I am with it. I dig, I dig.

I was just using the original definition. These are lawyers we’re dealing with. Words have meaning and, in politics, the more meanings the better.