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Old 10-13-2006, 02:22 PM   #6
glatt
 
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There's a thing called "legislative history" that goes along with a law. When there is room for interpretation in a law, you can go look up what was discussed about the law by the lawmakers as it was being passed. You get their intent from that. The court should look at the legislative history if there is ever any ambiguity about how a law should be applied. A good lawyer will use that too.
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