Mr. Simmons wrote in part--- It's an interesting question -- is it meaningful to vote on a pure matter of objective fact? Whatever the answer to that question, I think a more practical question is: does it affect the choice of election method. ---- D- Functional laws operate as follows- If such and such fact exists, then a person [shall, shall not, may] do such and such. [criminal punishment and/or civil remedy]. With many anytime and anyplace *absolute* criminal laws the if clause is dropped (or the crime is made part of the if clause--- e.g. If one commits premediated murder [of a human being] [making *facts* about the premediated murder], then he/she shall be imprisoned for life.
