For no other reason than First is First and only by sheer physical location in the Sentence.....and if worded just the opposite.....again First would still be First purely by its position in the sentence......thus each equally could be in front of the other and its being there has absolutely no significance re importance or rank.
If there was a way to have both "First" simultaneously then there would be no chance for some to continue with their word twisting.....but that is not possible due to English Grammar.
In this case.....the Law is the Law and there is
exactly one interpretation.
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