arbitrariness

I know arbitrariness is a problem in some areas of law, and the use of “greater than ten rounds” as the basis for “large-capacity” seems to be no more than “The Brady folks convinced several legislatures to call ‘ten’ the cut-off for ‘large’” with no bearing to the actual relative sizes of magazines in reality. jcm: If you dont need a permit to hold a gun, why do you need it to demonstrate?

The Volokh Conspiracy » District Court Upholds D.C. Registration Requirement, “Assault Weapon” Ban, Ban on Large-Capacity Magazines 2010

Second, this arbitrariness is compounded by the fact that each judge narrows the field for the next round, meaning that Lois Lowry could easily be choosing between two books that say nothing at all to her.

I didn't see this coming. Roger Sutton 2009

For many women, size arbitrariness is ultimately a value, as it allows those who are uncomfortable with their bodies (most women, probably) to avoid any actual measurements of their bodies.

Label Inflation Hits Tween Fiction 2008

So there is a perennial temptation to appeal to the idea of arbitrariness when discussing the alleged informational nature of some biological causation.

Biological Information Godfrey-Smith, Peter 2007

What Steacy has done here is exactly the kind of arbitrariness the rape shield law was designed to prevent.

Ezra Levant: March 2008 Archives 2008

What Steacy has done here is exactly the kind of arbitrariness the rape shield law was designed to prevent.

How the Canadian Human Rights Commission violates the rule of law - Ezra Levant 2008

Magnus Striet of Freiburg University, also in Germany, defends Kant's influence on modern Christian theology, and denies that Kant's idea of the autonomy of the individual is the 'arbitrariness' which Benedict rejects.

Other reactions to the Pope's Regensburg address Argent 2006

This would go a long way to eliminating "arbitrariness" from the system.

ANC Daily News Briefing 2000

"I have resolved on the extermination of all mortals," but, unfortunately, he introduces a tone of arbitrariness which is just the thing that is not involved in the phrase "before me."

Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942

The popes always upheld with earnestness the episcopal authority, and sought to free the inquisitional tribunals from every kind of arbitrariness and caprice.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913