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The basic problem with the US legal system is that it operates on the wording of the law rather than the spirit of the law. Unfortunately, making the spirit of
by dsr_ 7y ago
The basic problem with the US legal system is that it operates on the wording of the law rather than the spirit of the law.
Unfortunately, making the spirit of the law overrule the wording is subject to even more casual manipulation and corruption.
- hnick 7y agoIt has been said before that laws/bills should come with an intent or goal attached, similar to the useful type of source code comments. Judges exist because strictly parsing the words of a law is not always enough, and knowing whether the application of the law is in line with why it was coined would be a good step.