That is legaleze for you, and it not at all surprising that we are still discussing how such a text should be interpreted. Its mostly impossible to create a leg

That is legaleze for you, and it not at all surprising that we are still discussing how such a text should be interpreted. Its mostly impossible to create a legal text that has unchanged interpretation for several decades, or centuries for that matter. Just look how courts often discussion the interpretation and enforcement of specific laws, even laws that are older than the judges themselves.