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San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Morning Buzz column: Rules meant to be broken.(Column)

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From: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
Date: 20070517
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Byline: John Ryan

May 17--Saint Augustine said, circa 400: "An unjust law is no law at all."

After 16 misguided centuries, we've now been set straight by NBA disciplinarian Stu Jackson: "It's not a matter of fairness. It's a matter of correctness."

Totally agree. Them's the rules. Sorry, Suns. You stepped on the court and Mom said if you set one foot outside your bedroom you were going to get it and now you can't go to the movies and hahahaha!

Yes, Buzz loves rules, so we eagerly await the NBA adhering to the letter of its own rule book on matters such as:

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