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idiotsecantyesterday at 11:54 PM1 replyview on HN

No, that's what case law is for. Modelling the zillion little details. One party claims something breaks a law another claims it doesn't, and then we decide which is true. The only alternative is an infinitely detailed law.


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sophrosyne42today at 1:29 AM

No, case law is when the interpretation of the law is ambiguous in specific cases where the law as written intends for a specific meaning.

This is different, it is intentionally ambiguous precisely so bureaucrats get to choose winners and losers instead of consumers.