This could happen, but the courts have become more textualist in recent decades. When I was in law school in the aughts, we learned about legislative intent. I

This could happen, but the courts have become more textualist in recent decades. When I was in law school in the aughts, we learned about legislative intent. I imagine current law school students are taught about it, but told that it is disfavored, and only used as an argument of last resort.