Also, absent case law precedent all you have are assertions from people who claim they know what it means. This would also be the kind of case GOAL should be interested in supporting, since a decision in keeping with what the law says (not something you can always count on in MA) would benefit many people, not just the appellant.
What does GOAL do exactly? I'm very new to all this, as i'm sure you can already tell (lol). How would they support my case? I'm very interested!!