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It also bothers me on a pedantic level that "the State of California" is portrayed as a sentient being. I can't think of an equally concise but more accurate p
by ballenf 6y ago
It also bothers me on a pedantic level that "the State of California" is portrayed as a sentient being.
I can't think of an equally concise but more accurate phrasing so long as a reference to California remains, but maybe brevity isn't such a high priority.
- vmception 6y agoEvery judge does that with their court and if you look close enough “the state” does this everywhere. All of them. The California notices are one of the only examples of it being put in your face everywhere
- TT3351 6y agoSurely there must be at least one federal or state judge who quietly whispers to himself 'I am the state' every time he/she signs a court document in that way