Not that I'm fond of the decision at issue, but statutory construction is not and has never been dictated by "scientific facts", and you don't want it to be. Sc

Not that I'm fond of the decision at issue, but statutory construction is not and has never been dictated by "scientific facts", and you don't want it to be. Scientific understanding is ever in motion, and never entirely matches the common understanding of How Things Work. Your head may explode, by the way, when you read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nix_v._Hedden http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nix_v._Hedden