RE: Statue v Statute: Sloppy, I.  Will NOT blame it on spell check.  As my 3rd grade teacher once told me:  "Your grammer is okay, your speeling so-so."

RE: Reading of the case: RUI.  Blaming it on the Bourbon.  You had a good point.  Mea Culpa on my comprehension of the article.  I'll read a little more on the topic.  Very interesting point about Treaties, nonetheless.