Comments on: Up? Down? Who Cares?A skilled and experienced editor offers advice to those who could use one (an editor, that is).By: John Gillies- August 27, 2008 Further, my SOED defines the verb &8220;effectuate&8221; to mean &8220;To bring to pass; to carry into effect, accomplish.&8221; The current wording implies that statutes like the Copyright have created a constitutional mandate. Isn&8217;t that backwards I&8217;m not an American lawyer, but my guess is that Congress didn&8217;t bring this mandate into effect; I assume that it was your consitution that created the mandate. Certain statutes (such as the Copyright Act) have been passed consistent..http://misterthorne.org/set_in_style/2008/08/27/up-down-who-cares/#comment-20515 |