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To: CitizenUSA
If you wrote a contract, wouldn’t you want it enforced per its original meaning? You certainly wouldn’t want the other party to modify it at will, would you?

Which is why the increasing use of the word "fair" in political discourse sets my teeth on edge. "Fair" almost never appears in contracts because it's arbitrary and subjective. Contracts demand exact language. The use of "fair" brings with it an implication of improvisation, of making it up as we go along.

18 posted on 02/13/2012 10:05:23 PM PST by denydenydeny (The more a system is all about equality in theory the more it's an aristocracy in practice.)
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To: denydenydeny

“Which is why the increasing use of the word “fair” in political discourse sets my teeth on edge. “Fair” almost never appears in contracts because it’s arbitrary and subjective. Contracts demand exact language. The use of “fair” brings with it an implication of improvisation, of making it up as we go along.”
Most excellent response to the liberal cry of fairness!
Applause !


29 posted on 02/14/2012 12:56:38 AM PST by 9422WMR
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