From: Ellen K. 



I bet that's the first time "United Way" and
"manifesto" have ever appeared in the same sentence.    

On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:46:52 -0400, "Gary Britt"
 wrote in message
:

>Note the United Stated Code should not be confused with the United States
>Code.  The United Stated Code is the manifesto for the United Way.  
>
>Gary
>
>"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>news:4361186e{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Yes, they are usually laws that target a specific person or company or
>> limited group.  They aren't published as part of the "Public
Laws" of the
>> USA and aren't included in the United Stated Code as a result.  I'm not
>sure
>> if some are completely secret or not.  I would certainly think its
>possible
>> that some could be fairly well guarded secrets.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> "Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
>> news:436116c6$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > Aren't 'private laws' essentially laws supposed to help an
individual or
>> > small group ?
>> >
>> > Are some private laws also kept secret ?
>> >
>> >
>> > "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>> > news:436112a9{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > >I don't know, and I'm not absolutely positive that there is no rule
>that
>> > > pardons have to be made public.  I don't recall ever
seeing anything
>> that
>> > > indicates they do have to be public, and I know congress can pass
>> "private
>> > > laws" that aren't public.  They do it all the time.
 So why couldn't a
>> > > pardon be private?  Of course as soon as the pardoned
offender had a
>> need
>> > > to
>> > > prove the pardon by showing it to somebody the news
would get out, so
>> may
>> > > not be too practical.
>> > >
>> > > Gary
>> > >
>> > > "Ellen K." 
wrote in message
>> > > news:2ni0m1583q5cdmhro5fhfem3ihqb3gov9r{at}4ax.com...
>> > >> REALLY?
>> > >>
>> > >> Are there any recorded cases of pardons that were
not made public
>when
>> > >> granted but came to light later?
>> > >>
>> > >> On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 14:36:10 -0400, "Gary Britt"
>
>> > >> wrote in message :
>> > >>
>> > >> >There is no
>> > >> >rule that pardons have to be made public.
>> > >>
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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