After the Virginia the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in Richmond, Va. ruled that it is not the exact wording of a law that should be followed, but rather its meaning... Well, the door is now wide open for millions of Americans to implement their own definition of what any law means! If this ruling stands then there will possibly be legal precedence for citizens caught afoul of a law to claim that they thought it 'meant' something else! For example, suppose a person is caught running a red light and receives a ticket. In court, he or she might plead that they read the law that states 'a vehicle will come to a complete stop when entering an intersection where a traffic control light is red, as you should come to a stop, unless other circumstances dictate otherwise! Wow! And, yes, this can be applied to any law! After all, it's NOT the exact wording, but the meaning that is open to interpretation....
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