Comment by TuringTest

3 years ago

> Relying on ambiguity is admitting there are no laws, and we rely on the common sense of the people in thr judicial system.

What's better:

- relying on the common sense of the people in the judicial system to interpret the intent of the law as it applies to a particular situation,

- or relying on the common sense of legislators to write a precise, unambiguous law that will cover all possible situations without negative unintended consequences, and without the law-writing process being influenced by spureous interests and pressures?

The answer highlight why the law is interpreted as is now, with a body of trained public servants analyzing the particulars of each situation, rather than by fanatics trying to follow the letter of the law.

Languages like this may help clarify the intent of legislators so that it is not twisted by clever lawyers; but a human reviewer should always check the relevance of one law to any particular case, and wether the text corresponds to the original intent as applied to a given situation.