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[ste_noni]

You are "Inclusio unius est exclusio

alterius"! You presume that the

legislature chooses words very carefully when

it drafts statutes. Because they could have

used a different word, but didn't, the word

not chosen was deliberately excluded. You

assume a lot based, not just on what's in

front of you, but on what isn't. You have

great faith in others' ability to know

exactly what they want. Probably too much.


Which Canon of Statutory Construction are You?
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I find this very funny - mostly because it's one I've seen Scalia use a lot and while I don't really like the guy, I do think he's funny and makes good arguments.

hushpuppy22, I want to see you canon of construction!

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[hushpuppy22.livejournal.com]

OMG, I love this, even though I turned out to be the very thing I hate! Maybe that's why I hate it? Darn.
Here's my canon of statutory construction:
You are Interpretation in Avoidance of

Constitutional Questions! You presume that

the legislature doesn't intend to draft

unconstitutional stautes and so you interpret

them so that you won't have to reach a

constitutional decision. Some criticize you

for implicitly making constitutional law, but

without stating your reasons. You like to

stay away from difficult decisions. You're

kind of a weasley little bastard.

[ste-noni.livejournal.com]

I love this one - it's all "Yeah, we know you said X, but surely you didn't *mean* it. Therefore, we are changing it for you."

Good luck with the studying!