Tom Walker writes: “I study and do textual analysis. There are two things I can say with confidence: 1. those who presume to know what a text or its author "really means" are seriously underestimating the complexity of authorship, intertextuality and reception; 2. those who would assign some transcendent status to a particular text are deluded in presuming that they know what that text really means.”
I think you are falling into your own trap. The difficulties of judicial interpretation are well known to all serious jurists and lawyers, are constantly wrestled with, and will never be resolved with certainty and unanimity. You seriously underestimate Scalia’s sophistication. The fact that so many who disagreed with Scalia felt compelled to engage with him should give you pause. David Shemano ____________________________________________________ Information contained in this e-mail transmission may be privileged, confidential and covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Sections 2510-2521. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, distribute, or reproduce this transmission. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please notify us immediately of the error by return email and please delete the message from your system. Pursuant to requirements related to practice before the U. S. Internal Revenue Service, any tax advice contained in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended to be used, and cannot be used, for purposes of (i) avoiding penalties imposed under the U. S. Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another person any tax-related matter. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Robins Kaplan LLP http://www.robinskaplan.com ____________________________________________________
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