Ideal theory thus idealizes away the possibility of law-breaking, either by individuals (crime) or societies (aggressive war).
But the Commission is clearly hoping that companies can be persuaded to self-regulate in the first instance, given the ever-present possibility of laws being drafted to more tightly legally rule their activities.
South African constitutionalism today remains self-consciously transformational – explicitly harnessing the positive, constructive, enabling possibilities of law to try to create a good society.
In looking through my collection of buttons, going back more than 20 years, I discovered reminders of some of those efforts, like "Designate Ladies Mile" and "Save the Law That Saves Our Landmarks," which spoke to the dangerous possibility of a law's being enacted that would have prevented religious properties from being designated.
"This is a very important law that we have to protect, but we have to strip away the possibility" of the law "being abused," Mr. Rubio said.
"There is no possibility of sharia law in Australia, that is absolutely ridiculous," Tony Iltis said.
The ayatollah was also said to be concerned that a caretaker government might bar the possibility of Islamic law governing such things as family issues in Iraq.
The bill has no possibility of becoming law, but its passage was a deliberate thumb in the eye to Mr. Obama, business leaders and those who say the debt ceiling should not be used for political leverage.
Not long after the election, lawmakers here say, private conversations began anew about the possibility of a law limiting unions while Republicans held a larger majority in the State House than they will come January when newly elected members are seated.
Mr. Zadra also used kidnapping as an example of database use, citing the possibility of a law enforcement official's having to tell the parents of a kidnapped child that "'we did have a tool, but we can't use that tool any more, and I can't find your daughter.' How sad would that be?" Others can worry about hypothetical threats to privacy, he said.
