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To: GSlob

I like your idea, but in practice it just won't work.

Any law requires interpretation and application.


8 posted on 10/31/2005 3:08:16 PM PST by Restorer (Illegitimati non carborundum)
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To: Restorer

Application - yes, interpretation - not always. "The witches are to be burned" law [given as an example, for demonstration purposes only] does not leave much space for interpretation, or even for variations in application beyond using slow or fast fire. Indeed, the ideal constitution might even include a prohibition on any interpretation beyond literal meaning, thus precluding the development of a body of constitutional law.


9 posted on 10/31/2005 3:18:12 PM PST by GSlob
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