For example, Mr. Trang said, it is not uncommon for decks built without a permit to violate zoning code provisions that require the deck to be a certain distance away from the side and rear property lines.
"A court would likely conclude that the board's motives are not proper if it is enforcing the rule against some shareholders while permitting others to violate it," he said.
"Contrary to certain members of Congress, the governors' fiduciary duty to the public does not permit them to violate the 6-day proviso in order to maintain fiscal solvency, and proceeding with such a plan would entail substantial risks," they said in the memo.
James's argument would, if operative, thwart our intellectual goal by permitting us to violate Clifford's Rule.
In fact, some organizations may permit residents to violate duty hour restrictions in order to gain experience or perform their work thoroughly [ 24].
But because state courts are not permitted to impose penalties that would violate the U.S. Constitution, the First Amendment protects the publication of true facts about public figures, unless such facts would be highly offensive to a reasonable person and are not of legitimate concern to the public.
Thus, instead of asking, "What would happen if everybody did that?", rule consequentialists should ask, "What would happen if everybody were permitted to do that?" People are permitted to do what violates no accepted rule, so asking what would happen if everybody were permitted to do an act is just the flip side of asking what would happen if people accepted a rule that forbids that act.
In 2008, wounded veterans were permitted to exercise their right to register and vote while in VA hospitals, without violating their privacy or their right to health care.
Agents are permitted to cultivate and gather apples, but others are permitted to take them when this violates no rights of self-ownership (e.g., when they can simply take them from the collected pile).
