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You give legislators too much credit. Laws are written all the time without thought about enforceability.
by chmod775 5y ago
You give legislators too much credit. Laws are written all the time without thought about enforceability.
- vba616 5y agoSomething I've not heard anything about from an authoritative source - in the US, I've noticed laws being written with a preface that makes a political statement about what the law is, does, and why, and it is not at all consistent with the rest of it, which defines terms carefully. It seems to be a trick to send a chosen message to the media without having any effect on the court system. So I wonder if that could account for the "unenforceability" of some laws - basically what the law is reported as being, is just a fiction for the public, so the courts don't even engage with it.
- LinuxBender 5y agoI think you're right. This may be political posturing to appease someone.