Comments on: Harvard Law Review: We Know Statutes, Not So Much Statues

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:11:41 +0000

So many defenders, so few willing to use a name.

By: PLW

PLW — Fri, 30 May 2008 17:42:38 +0000

"admitting that the Note misrepresents the statute — is inaccurate?"

Hoisted by your own petard?

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 30 May 2008 17:26:30 +0000

By the way, the Google cache of the now-private blog is here.

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 30 May 2008 17:22:39 +0000

Also, I note that there are competing anonymous claims on this topic, as suggested by the 5/27 5:05 comment on this thread.

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 30 May 2008 17:18:46 +0000

Anon, I'd be happy to apologize to Phil if Above the Law's reporting, upon which I have relied, is incorrect. I note that they report this:

There have been suggestions, in the comments here and elsewhere, that Phil Telfeyan is not the author of "Do the Right Thing At Every Moment." The blog appears legitimate to us (and we note, with interest, the 5:05 PM comment on this Concurring Opinions thread). But we have contacted Mr. Telfeyan, through messages to his Harvard email address and through Facebook, to invite him to issue an on-the-record denial of authorship, if he is not in fact the author.

If Mr. Telfeyan is not the author of the note, the apologetic comment on Above the Law, or the blog, it is not clear to me why he does not give them an on-the-record denial. Also, Anon, I note that you do not assert that he is not the author of the Student Note -- only that he is not the author of the blog and post. Do you assert that the apology in the post -- admitting that the Note misrepresents the statute -- is inaccurate?

By: Anon

Anon — Fri, 30 May 2008 17:08:12 +0000

Phil is not the author of the posts and blog attributed to him.

By: RobF

RobF — Fri, 30 May 2008 15:53:36 +0000

You know who else was made fun of for his revolutionary morality?

Jesus.

By: PLW

PLW — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:46:47 +0000

I'd rather die than live in a world without pajama day. And so should you.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:12:36 +0000

Stop persecuting this hero.

http://www.thecrimson.com/printerfriendly.aspx?ref=121870

"Telfeyan is no newcomer to the activist scene. … His high school tried to stop Pajama Day, a popular school spirit activity. Telfeyan reacted by going on a hunger strike and chaining himself up to an oak tree for three days. He reports that he was not completely tied up, and could have left at any time, but the move was symbolic. Happily, Telfeyan’s efforts paid off: the administration reinstated Pajama Day."

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 30 May 2008 12:14:29 +0000

Which brings to mind a favorite Seinfeld episode:

Kramer: Anyway, it's been two years. I mean isn't there like a statue of limitations on that?
Jerry: Statute.
Kramer: What?
Jerry: Statute of limitations. It's not a statue.
Kramer: No, statue.
Jerry: Fine, it's a sculpture of limitations.
Kramer: Just wait a minute…Elaine, Elaine! Now you're smart, is it statue or statute of limitations?
Elaine: Statute.
Kramer: Oh, I really think you're wrong.
Elaine: Look, Kramer, I have to take this test ok, I don't have a long of time.
Kramer: What test?
Elaine: An IQ test.
Kramer: Why do you take an IQ test?
Elaine: It's for George.
Kramer: George?
Elaine: Yeah, can I…can I explain it to you later?
Kramer: Why are you taking an IQ test for George?
Elaine: Would you please?!
Kramer: What, is it for a job or something?
Elaine: Later!
Kramer: You're positive it's a statute?