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>"I know it when I see it" is not a basis for a legal system. It's the only basis for a legal system. All legal concepts and constructions are judged and impl
by eli_gottlieb 11y ago
>"I know it when I see it" is not a basis for a legal system.
It's the only basis for a legal system. All legal concepts and constructions are judged and implemented by human beings. Asserting that you have to be able to explain things without ever invoking intuitive concept classifications is unreasonable, since that basically can't be done yet.
- kitd 11y ago> All legal concepts and constructions are judged and implemented by human beings. But they have to be judged against written law. Your answer reduces to a situation where we can rip up all statutes and tell the judges "Don't worry about tax evasion. You'll know it when you see it."