oops, I forgot to respond to your postmark comment. I agree that they should be included, even if the postmark was missing, so long as they were received in a reasonable time frame [which may or may not coincide with the deadline.]
However, again, this really touches the core of my concern, should we stick to the letter of the law or spirit of the law? Obviously, there will be a great deal of debate about the two. However, if one selectively applies one or the other on different occasions depending on the advantage of such application, then we will have a major contradiction!
Personally, I prefer the spirit of the law to the letter of the law, but I suppose it is too arbitrary to some people :)
best, Bosco |
