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> should IMHO readable and understandable by the average citizen).
>
> And if they can't write it down unambigously, I actually question if
> we
> want to accept laws/court decisions about rules and concepts
> which
> cannot be even written down in a simple enough and clear way.

Ambiguous laws are compromizes. They are required sometimes. Who will
prevail depends on who can affort the best lawyer in court.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love readable laws, but with the current
politics it isn't possible.

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Bas Westerbaan
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