Nielson told HuffPost these cases expose a deeply flawed double standard in determining what is real and what is metaphorical when it comes to artistic expression.
The thing is, opponents of the minimum wage have been claiming for years, based on flawed but standard economic theory, that the mere existence of a minimum wage will kill jobs.
According to the minutes of the hearing, some submitted written comments stating "[a} belief that the primary study considered in establishing the new standard is flawed; and without a strict standard to determine a property has been used as a lab, many homes in need of remediation will not be detected". "But of course they didn't have much credibility," according to Rep. Tharinger.
But the Supreme Court did not then suggest, as it did last night, that the recounts Florida was conducting were constitutionally flawed because different standards were being used in different counties.
The process by which they were created was so fundamentally flawed that these "standards" should have no legitimacy.
More importantly, the notion that Geithner's tax problems run the risk of triggering populist resentment via a perceived double standard is flawed; the public is consistently reminded of the double-standards of all politicians: Bill Clinton's womanizing, Christian Republicans' own moral failings, Spitzer, Vitter, Ted Stevens, John Edwards.
Moreover, Mr. Romney is potentially a flawed standard-bearer for his party, having once held a number of positions that Republican voters now regard as unacceptable.
The Resolution Foundation think-tank said the Treasury's living standards measure was "flawed" as it includes the incomes of universities and trade unions.
Its democracy is flawed but by Middle East standards vibrant.
But they can suffer if standards are flawed or unsuited to local need.
