Wisconsin Supreme Court July 3, 2003, 99-2441, 00-0454 (State v. Byers)

*141WILLIAM A. BABLITCH, J.

¶ 59. (concurring).

"That depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is." William Jefferson Clinton.

¶ 60. I write only to emphasize that canons of statutory construction, such as the "plain meaning" rule, are tools, not rules. They are all designed to reach one fundamental goal: discerning legislative intent.