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Then it seems to make even less sense, no?

• tptacek 11y ago
  It's the argument in this thread that doesn't make sense. In technical language, there are reasons other than persuasiveness and eloquence for the selection of specific words; in fact, those other reasons usually control. It's the difference between the (rhetorical) Declaration of Independence and its "unalienable rights" and the (technical) Constitution. This argument in this thread is trying to extrapolate an emotional argument from the selection of words in a technical document.
  • rntz 11y ago
    Sure. What do you believe is the purpose of saying what that clause says rather than badsock's shorter and clearer "A party may only make laws that are consistent with this agreement"? You seem to be suggesting that somehow the lengthier version is more precise. I don't see how. Am I missing something?