Sure regulators and authorities are not evaluating regulations like that, but the entity being subject to that regulation frequently challenge such interpretati

Sure regulators and authorities are not evaluating regulations like that, but the entity being subject to that regulation frequently challenge such interpretations of regulations and win in court all the time. While the spirit of a law or regulation is important in evaluating a case[1], even the smallest of technicalities are fought over in lawsuits and can determine the outcome of a dispute like this. There are many examples like the famous case that was determined by the Oxford comma to all the cases that decide what EPA, OSHA, CDC, or SEC can and cannot do decided by technicality or literal interpretation So it would be kind of important to have that kind of loophole removed. [1] Texualist proponents and federalist society judges have a strong opinion (when it comes to constitution) that add to my point on that but that is different can of worms I don't want to use as basis of an argument