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You seem to imply that the court ruled incorrectly in the Ransom v. case. I skimmed through it (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransom_v._FIA_Card_Services,_N.A
by mseebach 10y ago
You seem to imply that the court ruled incorrectly in the Ransom v. case. I skimmed through it (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransom_v._FIA_Card_Services,_N.A. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransom_v._FIA_Card_Services,...) and while I most certainly am not a legal scholar, it seems fairly straightforward? No, it doesn't cost $28k to own a car you already own outright for five years (operating expenses are claimed separately and not controversial here) and you don't get to protect that money in a bankruptcy.
What am I not seeing? (To be fair, and to underscore the degree to which I am not a legal scholar, I don't understand the substance of Scalia's dissent.)
- venomsnake 10y agoI think it is not SCOTUS' job to clean up the congress created mess and Scalia was cranky because of that. I think that Scalia strongly believed in laws are set in stone. So if there is some abmiguity or stupid language it is the Congress' fault and it is not up to SCOTUS to create laws on the fly by guestimating the congress intent.