> I think that hashing out the intent and reasonable/practical limits of a law based on its language is a job for the judicial branch, not Congress. It is the

> I think that hashing out the intent and reasonable/practical limits of a law based on its language is a job for the judicial branch, not Congress. It is the job of the judicial branch to apply law (after the executive branch pursues lawbreakers). But look at simple, clear, concise laws vs things like the US tax code (which is annoyingly precise in some places, yet ridiculously vague in so many others) - the simpler, clearer, and - often - shorter the law, the better for everyone involved.