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Laws should be written specifically. It should be expected that they will go obsolete and it should be routine to expunge/replace laws as tech changes. If the
by peteradio 8y ago
Laws should be written specifically. It should be expected that they will go obsolete and it should be routine to expunge/replace laws as tech changes. If they meant email they should have put email.
- JohnFen 8y ago"If they meant email they should have put email." If they put email, then that would have required the use of email. That's certainly more narrow than they intended, as it would exclude other acceptable methods such as sending a physical letter, including a notice with the invoice, etc. This is 100% on CenturyLink.
- pwg 8y agoclause (B) of the statute specifically authorized "notice with the invoice" - which if the invoice were physical postal mailed, would have then included "sending a physical letter".
- jjuhl 8y agoHave you ever engaged with politicians much? I think not. What you wrote is very naive. Yes, laws should be specific, but they never will be.
- peteradio 8y agoI used the word "should" 4 times, never stating any expectation. What is naive about that? I realize how fucked is our current system of laws and lawmaking.
- chrisweekly 8y agoDisagree. Lawmakers are so clueless about technology. Insisting that they take in more responsibility for specifying precise technical details is the last thing we should do.
- theandrewbailey 8y agoWriting a law that says "send an email" is the exact detail needed. In this situation, that is not the technical details that legislators should be staying away from.