[blml] Declining to ask a bid's meaning to achieve a specificpurpose

[Ed Reppert]

On Jan 8, 2007, at 5:33 AM, Grattan Endicott wrote:

> The Director should know what ruling to make
> where he is working; if he doesn't he should
> allow the result to stand but refer the ruling to
> an appeals committee himself.

Not sure I understand the rationale here. Seems to me "what ruling to  
make" in this case is a matter of law (or perhaps regulation, but it  
amounts to the same thing). A committee cannot overturn a TD on a  
matter of law. So the most the TD can get from a committee is a  
recommendation to change his ruling - which may or may not be based  
on knowing what the correct ruling should be. Why shouldn't the TD  
consult with more knowledgeable directors before ruling? That would  
make more sense to me.