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“As intended “ isn’t “as it is written “. See the recent ruling that came down saying that LGBTQ people are protected under the civil rights act of 1967 because
by modmans2nd 6y ago
“As intended “ isn’t “as it is written “. See the recent ruling that came down saying that LGBTQ people are protected under the civil rights act of 1967 because the words are very plainly written. Just because the people in congress probably didn’t intend to protect the LGBTQ community given the culture at the time the WORDS of the law are very clear.
- falcrist 6y ago"As intended" versus "as written" really depends on the law being discussed and the justice interpreting the law. For example, constitutional scholarship seems to lean heavily on interpreting the law by its intent rather than purely by the words
- koheripbal 6y agoI mean.... that case was neither "as it is written" nor "as intended". In that case the court simply ruled on what was morally right. LGBTQ people were not intended to be protected in the 1967 law, nor was it written as such. I agree they deserve protections and Congress should amend the law as such. It's sad SCOTUS is made to break its role to fix this.