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> the law has no spirit. The law having a spirit would mean we have to depend on ethical beliefs The law is also not a set of boolean logic statements. The "sp

> the law has no spirit. The law having a spirit would mean we have to depend on ethical beliefs The law is also not a set of boolean logic statements. The "spirit" is just a way of acknowledging that language is imprecise at best, and often laws are poorly written to begin with.

charlesdm 9y ago
So you're saying we should give politicians a pass for making low quality laws but punish (smart) citizens and corporations for finding a way around it?
- glitcher 9y ago
  Not at all. My point is that it is disingenuous to treat laws as if they are mathematical equations.