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The theory seems to be that since the side letter is somewhat out of plain sight, or points in a funny direction, or — I don’t know — is ''smaller'', or ''less important-looking'' than the main agreement it circumvents, that people can “get themselves [[comfortable]]” pretending the side letter is not ''formally'' there, while at the same time understanding that, substantially, it totally ''is'' there, and outrageously mocks the stated economic objective of the main razzle-dazzle agreement that everyone feels comfortable pretending ''is'' there when, for most practical purposes, by the ministrations of the infernal side letter, it ''isn’t''. | The theory seems to be that since the side letter is somewhat out of plain sight, or points in a funny direction, or — I don’t know — is ''smaller'', or ''less important-looking'' than the main agreement it circumvents, that people can “get themselves [[comfortable]]” pretending the side letter is not ''formally'' there, while at the same time understanding that, substantially, it totally ''is'' there, and outrageously mocks the stated economic objective of the main razzle-dazzle agreement that everyone feels comfortable pretending ''is'' there when, for most practical purposes, by the ministrations of the infernal side letter, it ''isn’t''. | ||
There is some kind of existential [[paradox]] here. You know how the JC loves a [[paradox]]. In the sense that they are cosmetic | There is some kind of existential [[paradox]] here. You know how the JC loves a [[paradox]]. In the sense that they are cosmetic artifacts, designed to give the appearance of one thing while delivering another, the [[JC]] denounces side letters as unbecoming things, with which no sensible [[legal eagle]] should have truck. But being a pragmatic fellow, he also recognises there will be times where a [[legal eagle]]’s [[ditch tolerance]] is not so great that she will go to the wall to ''avoid'' such truck. Look, no-one’s ''proud'' of a side letter — you don’t put an unusual facility with them on your CV, or write learned tomes about them,<ref>''Büchstein on Side Letters,'' 4th Ed. I can see it now.</ref> but sometimes you have to do what you have to do, you know? Life’s complicated. | ||
==Sensible uses for things that ''resemble'' side letters, but are’t== | ==Sensible uses for things that ''resemble'' side letters, but are’t== | ||