Sentences with phrase «say ignorance of the law»
They say ignorance of the law is no excuse, but I would think it should be in the case of a law proclaimed in force prior to the publication of its proclamation.
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On Tuesday, January 17th, former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich said that the only way he would ever support a Muslim for the presidency of the United States is if that person would «commit in public to give up sharia» thereby continuing his trend to exhibit his ignorance on the subject of Islamic law (sharia) as well as his ignorance of the United States Constitution.
People close to the mayor say these two examples do not show any ignorance of the law, nor any indication there is a failure on de Blasio's part to understand the nuances of those laws.
Ignorance of the law, of journalism, of ethics, and of the Heartland Institute, which emphatically does not say that the world has not warmed, nor denies that CO2 may have have made some contribution to that.
It is not a valid legal argument to explain that you simply weren't aware of the law; you have probably heard the saying, «Ignorance is no excuse,» and it's not.