[blml] De Wael School (was ...poll) [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Alain Gottcheiner:

>>Non-bridge jurisprudency has it that, when you have only two
>>possible courses of action, and both of them are infractions,
>>then none is.
>>
>>Couldn't it be one of those cases ? As long as there is no
>>item in TFLB that defines precedence between L75C and L75D.

Roger Pewick:

>Say that situation X exists.  And passage A of the Law
>requires that when situation X exists that the player is to
>be hung by the ankles; while in addition there is passage B
>that requires that when situation X exists that the player is
>to be hung by an ankle and a wrist.  As such I read that the
>law requires that when situation X exists then in order to
>satisfy the law then the player must be hung by both ankles
>and that the player must be hung by an ankle and a wrist.
>
>And for the sake of hypothesis, consider additionally that
>there is passage C that requires when situation X exists then
>the player is to not be hung [set free].  As for satisfying
>the law under that premise - it is a foolish man that allows
>himself to be the judge.

Johnny Depp, Earl of Rochester (1647-1680):

"Here lies our sovereign lord the King
   Whose promise none relies on;
He never said a foolish thing,
   Nor ever did a wise one."

Richard Hills:

As a foolish man I dare to judge that, when in doubt, the Laws
should be read with commonsense (Kojak's Third Rule).

William Schoder (Kojak), 21st February 2007:

>>>There you go again, Mathias!  Trying to inject "common
>>>sense" into this thread.  If we do that, it goes away, and
>>>then what is left for us to posture over?  The English
>>>language?

[snip]

>>>To read the law and twist the words to defend a ludicrous
>>>interpretation is probably what the games of BLML are mostly
>>>about. There's a world of difference between alleging that
>>>the words used in the laws could be misinterpreted (in this
>>>case it would need someone without any knowledge of the game
>>>of bridge), and taking a stance that is silly. I used to get
>>>all excited up over this kind of sophistic reasoning, but
>>>I've mellowed and found it better for my blood pressure to
>>>just laugh.
>>>
>>>It's gratifying to find comments like yours and Tim's --
>>>there's still hope for the game.
>>>
>>>Kojak


Best wishes

Richard James Hills, amicus curiae
National Training Branch, DIAC
02 6225 6285

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