Be that as it may, what do you say about spirit vs letter of the law?
It's absurd to think that a government can have a fair legal system with no exceptions to any laws on the books. Unflinching clarity, yes, I could agree with that, but I think exceptions help clarity in most cases, even though it's sometimes misused.
In the perfect legal/moral system, the spirit vs. law distinction is irrelevant and non-existent.
My point here however is an indictment of the people who would cry for personal exceptions in the name of "fairness". They don't want fair - they want unfair _in their favour_.
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It's absurd to think that a government can have a fair legal system with no exceptions to any laws on the books. Unflinching clarity, yes, I could agree with that, but I think exceptions help clarity in most cases, even though it's sometimes misused.
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My point here however is an indictment of the people who would cry for personal exceptions in the name of "fairness". They don't want fair - they want unfair _in their favour_.
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