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Originally Posted by wadeintothem
...this will please Dakota ...to know...
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Actually, no it won't, because I was not saying the existence of the special class law negated the other laws. I object to such laws on the principle of equal protection under the law. They are unnecessary. They separate the population into special classes under criminal law, where the person committing the crime is subject to differing punishment depending on the class of the victim. IMO, they SHOULD be unconstitutional. But, of course, the constitution is a "living" document, so they aren't unconstitutional.
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"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less."
"The question is," said Alice "whether you can make words mean so many different things."
"The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master - that's all."
-- Carroll
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