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Had I meant disagreeing with precedent, that is what I would have written.
by masklinn 4y ago
Had I meant disagreeing with precedent, that is what I would have written.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoThen maybe I dont understand the distinction you are making between someone thinking they are bound by precedent and agreeing with it in this context. In the specific legal context, there is stare decisis, which itself is not absolute. In the realm of public opinion and politics there is no equivalent I can think of. No individual human has their opinions bound by precedent.