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It's a conspiracy of lawyers; by keeping all the laws secret they ensure that we'll all have to hire them for every trivial decision. They get away with it because all the judges are lawyers, too. 
In the US, though, we're a little bit luckier. All statutary law is required to be on public record, and these days that means it's available on the Internet. Case law - the kind made in courtroom decisions rather than by legislators - can be more difficult, but it's all out there. Some publishers collect Appeals Court transcripts and make them available online for a fee.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Bram van Kampen wrote: The remainder is confined to the 'Law Library' Odinary Public has no access there.
Where is that ??? If a law is not "visible" to the common man, than it has no legal ground; and evertytime someone gets cited (?) against that law, then it should must be invalidated by the courts.
Most civil and commercials laws are very (overly) complex, people tend to know the generics but not the details and because it's very complex people need to intermediaries to understand and mostly apply the differents article when doing mediation (which is the bulk of the work of lawyers).
M.
Watched code never compiles.
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It's still a conspiracy, as lawyers wrote those laws that way specifically to ensure that normal people have to hire them. There is no excuse for such complexity, and no law that cannot be written in such a way that any reasonably bright person can understand.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Couldn't agree with you more Roger. Law and accountancy are two self-perpetuating cliques that invest their activities with unneccessary complication purely to keep themselves in jobs.
To my mind the only 'profession' worth of the name is medicine. I would also make a case for Engineering, but apparantly the UK is alone in not considering this a profession for some reason.
Andy B
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Bram van Kampen wrote: How can I than comply with the law if part of it is secluded to be viewed only
by a selectd fiew.
You cannot. That's why things such as your right against self-incrimination are so important. Keeping your mouth shut goes along with that, because chances are you've committed some crime you didn't know about.
The people that think the justice system is just are clueless.
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It's true, however, that most people in court, are in court for doing things that everyone knows are illegal.
Christian Graus
Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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After 3 1/2 weeks, I am in DFW, waiting for my flight home. This is the flight that's been having issues, the DFW direct flight, so what are my odds of getting home without incident ?
Christian Graus
Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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The flight has already been having issues, and on top of that you are travelling in it; I would say no chance of getting home without incident. Just kidding, have a happy journey home.
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Maybe a tropical sojourn?
Hello Noumea[^]
I don't speak Idiot - please talk slowly and clearly
'This space for rent'
Driven to the arms of Heineken by the wife
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I consulted with my Magic 8-Ball to see if you'd get home without incident, it says "404 Answer not found".
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Issues were found on previous flight, safety wise you have the best odds.
Issues wise, it's up to you 
Very happy to see you back, my very best wishes to you and your wife.
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Christian Graus wrote: what are my odds of getting home without incident ?
Somewhere between Buckley's and F*ck All!!
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What is it with people sucking up to Christian by upvoting a tediously dull twatteresque life blog post?
Get some goddamn self-respect people!
Dr D Evans "The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s" financialpost
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Couldn't you just, well, sort of ignore it?
Only a suggestion.
ict558 - a Coward and a Fool.
Dalek Dave & Hokum
(Therefore it must be so, alas.)
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Aparently not.
Dr D Evans "The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s" financialpost
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What's with all the morons who refer to online forums as blogs ?
Christian Graus
Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Why are you calling me a moron for refering to the Lounge, with all the posts made by people about their lives, in the assumption they are interesting to other people, as a blog?
Not only is it rude, its also inaccurate.
Is it part of your ethical morality to be so rude? I would have thought your inculcation would have said otherwise.
Dr D Evans "The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s" financialpost
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I would say that you should be ok! but then you are the Graus affect! so more than likely you will get home next month
Lobster Thermidor aux crevettes with a Mornay sauce, served in a Provençale manner with shallots and aubergines, garnished with truffle pate, brandy and a fried egg on top and Spam - Monty Python Spam Sketch
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Cool - a zen moment worthy of Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
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I read the title as Chris is doing weird things to the Greeks.
I thought Mr Maunder had a injunction about people ever mentioning it!
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
CCC Link[ ^]
Trolls[ ^]
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Think restraining order?
"Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward." Kierkegaard, Søren
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Odd. I read Chris is doing weird things to the Geeks.
And it made sense.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Dalek Dave wrote: I read the title as Chris is doing weird things to the Greeks.
Hi Brother Dave,
Welcome to Apophenia, the higher-school for dyslexics ! I believe you are destined to graduate Magna Cum Pareidolia. As a rusted-near-shut drop-out from that gymnasium, we can only cheer you on.
best, your older ... but never wiser ... brother, Bill
"Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of
meaning." C.S. Lewis
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