Archive for December 4th, 2009

The Causa Curiana: The Letter Versus the Spirit of the Law

Friday, December 4th, 2009

  Now Roman is to Roman More Hateful than a Foe, And the Tribunes beard the High, And the Fathers grind the Low   -Lord Macaulay, Lays of Ancient Rome, xxxiii   Seeing the law as a 'living document,' versus strict construction of the text, is not new, nor is it, sui generis, an American phenomenon. America's Founding ...

Anything to avoid the point – an obtuse lengthy comment

Friday, December 4th, 2009

We would like to thank Damian for his comment on our post “Continuing to Squeal”. Let's address his reasonably presented questions and points. Damian's text is in red in recognition of his political self-identification and italicized. Our responses are in regular post format. Damien, We appreciate you reading our materials (or ...