thanks for the explanation, mojo.
am pressed for time, so will only ask one question at this point:
how do you use the notion of strict construction as you understand it to sort out this distinction you seem to find to be important between interpretation and "legislation from the bench"? it seems to me that about the only logical and methodological point of strict construction is the setting-up of this kind of distinction, but i have to say that i do not understand how the distinction itself actually gets set up: which legal trends are understood as "legislation from the bench" and which are not? what grounds are used to justify this distinction?
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