alt.education

On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:31:09 -0400, Bob LeChevalier
wrote:

>why do we need so many lawyers? Why is the USSC considering a
>case based on the 2nd amendment which everybody understands ...
>differently.

"Parsing" and meanings, intent, effects, are all
different to various people and courts help sort that
out.

It took years to refine the meaning of "shall",
"should", "will" "may" "must" etc in legal terms.

Law has never defined the meaning of the part about
"militias" and whether or not it applies to "rights"
connected a "collective" associated with a state, or an
individual "right" independent of state authority.

We know that laws CAN regulate ownership and use of
weapons---making it hard to argue that the term "no
law" can be passed---such as the case of limited
Speech.

That's why we need lawyers and advocates and courts.