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To: ctdonath2
That explains what the preamble is not.

That wasn't my question, but thank you anyways.

99 posted on 02/04/2008 3:45:36 PM PST by robertpaulsen
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To: robertpaulsen
So what is a preamble?

As Petitioners note, preambles are examined only “[i]f words happen to still be dubious.”

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Preambles are “properly resorted to, where doubts or ambiguities arise upon the words of the enacting part; for if they are clear and unambiguous, there seems little room for interpretation, except in cases leading to an obvious absurdity, or to a direct overthrow of the intention expressed in the preamble.”

Those were in #85 too. Is it giving you difficulty?
104 posted on 02/04/2008 3:56:50 PM PST by ctdonath2 (GWB wept for those who suffer. HRC wept for herself.)
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