Re: spoon-discuss: statute of limitations

["Tyler Crosby" <nomicvoice0@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Dan <wald7330@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: spoon-discuss@xxxxxxxxx
> To: spoon-discuss@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: spoon-discuss: statute of limitations
> Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 02:36:47 -0500 (EST)
>
>
> > >How s this for a revised draft based strongly on 129/1:
> > >
> > >{{
> > >__Legality of Actions/Statute of Limitations__
> > >
> > >Actions taken in a public forum are assumed to be legal when recognized 
> by
> > >the Administrator.  Otherwise they are assumed to be illegal, therefore
> > >not actions.
> > >
> > >Judgement of a CFJ may correct the recognition of the illegal only if 
> the
> > >CFJ is submitted within two nweeks of the alleged illegal recognition.
> > >
> > >Judgement of a CFJ may correct the failure to reconize a legal action 
> only
> > >if the CFJ is submitted within two nweeks of the alleged legal action.
> > >
> > >}}
> > >
> > >
> > >Dan
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I think this one will actually work.  It does what I think UP wanted to 
> do,
> > and makes it easier.  People are going to make problems about the CFJ 
> system
> > being used here, but we're going to have to fix that too.  I propose 
> that we
> > use this opportunity to plan out how to fix the justice system as 
> well... it
> > is a natural follow-up to the statute being set.
>
> I'm a little concerned that ambiguity might creep in through my use of
> 'assumed to be legal' when I subsequently discuss legality later in the
> rule, without actually giving any concrete definition of what legality is.
> Some twisted judge might decide that in the first paragraph I'm defining
> 'legal' for use in the second and third.  Do you think this will be a
> problem?
>
> I couldn't find a better way of saying it without cluttering up the rule
> with all sorts of cases and definitions.
>
> Dan

I would say that since the administrator must abide by all the rules, his 
actions are assumed to be legal already.  I don't see a problem, but someone 
else might...

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