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Re:The Law of the Sea by noduerme on Saturday May 13, 2023 @12:39AM (#35925586)
Followed by whom? Every law will end up being too complicated to follow for some fraction of society. Do you think Donald Trump should wriggle out of a lawsuit because the tax or election law was too complicated for him to follow?

Law is CODE. The words are there in that order for many reasons that have been bug tested and are still being bug tested. Test the bugs! But don't claim you can't read the language.

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Re:The Law of the Sea by wutangson1 on Saturday May 13, 2023 @12:03PM (#35929674)
I feel like I responded to this above, but I’ll restate it. First, I’m not really following your logic. Not everyone is running for President, and are not potentially liable or guilty of breaking the law.

No, law as ‘CODE’ is too monolithic. Citizens cannot face prison because actual life in society may or may run afoul of the law given its vague, ambiguous, or even self defeating language

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