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A Fragment on Shall and May

Nora Tillman
affiliation not provided to SSRN

Seth Barrett Tillman
United States District Court, NJ

November 10, 2007

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This short paper has some comments on the Constitution's use of the verbs shall and may (and will). I suggest the dominant view needs to be reexamined.

Keywords: shall, may, will, Constitution, Anglo-English, American-English, Madison

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Date posted: November 12, 2007 ; Last revised: February 22, 2008

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Tillman, Nora and Tillman, Seth Barrett, A Fragment on Shall and May (November 10, 2007). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1029001

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Nora Tillman (Contact Author) affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email ) No Address Available
Seth Barrett Tillman United States District Court, NJ ( email ) Martin Luther King Building & U.S. Courthouse 50 Walnut Street; room 4069 Newark, NJ 07101 United States

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Date posted: November 12, 2007 ; Last revised: February 22, 2008

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Nora Tillman (Contact Author)

Seth Barrett Tillman