Quote:
Mick Jagger
Where would James Madison have obtained knowledge of these canons and exactly were the canons, when he made the statement in question?
I know, Marcus. Sir William Blackstone was a man who wrote a famous book in which he made a few observations concerning the interpretation of laws. Please stand up and tell the class what the great Blackstone said regarding the interpretation of laws, since you claim to be such an expert on Blackstone and the interpretation of laws.
|
You have just enough information (distinct from knowledge) to make yourself look exceptionally ignorant.
You don't know the difference between meaning and interpretation. Blackstone is a collection of essays on the MEANING of English Common Law, not a guide for how to go about interpreting legal texts in general. I guarantee if, that if you were to find ANY passing references in Blackstone to general rules of interpretation, you would find that they are merely examples of the canons of construction you are demonstrably (if not willfully) ignorant of.
I am not waisting anymore of my time engaging with somebody too ignorant to even understand the basic concepts being discussed.
__________________
"It's a good feeling to shoot a bad guy. Something you democrats would never understand. Americans are homesteaders, we want a safe home, keep the money we make, and shoot bad guys!"
----Denny Crane
