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To: martosko

I don’t understand how you can severe any part of this bill or provide an exemptions without a severability clause.

In absence of such clause this thing should be tossed overboard as defective in solido.


14 posted on 11/29/2011 10:26:08 AM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anywaqq)
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To: Vendome

The “severability clause” only comes into play when a portion of the law is ruled Unconstitutional by an element of the judicary. When included it’s use is to preserve the rest of the law, the so-called “good” parts, after a portion is deemed bad; without it the whole law goes down. It has nothing to do with subsequent legislative action to repeal or otherwise alter parts of a law with or without such a clause.


17 posted on 11/29/2011 10:55:57 AM PST by NonValueAdded (At 4 AM, it is a test; at 2 PM, it is a demonstration)
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