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This is a double edged sword right? Allowing judges to interpret the “spirit of the law” more widely would create a different set of absurdities, I think.
by seizethecheese 9d ago
This is a double edged sword right? Allowing judges to interpret the “spirit of the law” more widely would create a different set of absurdities, I think.
- WarmWash 9d agoIt's one of those things people only want when it benefits their ideas in the moment.
- blooalien 9d ago> Allowing judges to interpret the “spirit of the law” more widely would create a different set of absurdities, I think. Yeah, kinda genuinely terrifying to think about that timeline. That's how you get George Orwell's worst nightmares come true.
- undeveloper 9d agothis happens all the time anyhow. "originalism" is ironically a pretty new strain of thought