[Avodah] Two idle questions

[David Riceman]

Micha Berger wrote:
> I think your question would only apply to people who don't voluntarily
> accept the authority of BD.
No.  You're conflating two opinions.  Your argument would work if BD 
gets their authority through the consent of the litigants, but not if BD 
gets their authority through the government.  Even if the two opinions 
complement each other, my impression (I've never had any contact with an 
actual case) is that cases of hafka'as kiddushin are often not 
associated with both parties agreeing to a BD.

David Riceman