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> if the state's constitution says it can tax you by definition I wasn't aware that the state defines what is just and what is not. Does that mean that there a
by pitaj 10y ago
> if the state's constitution says it can tax you by definition
I wasn't aware that the state defines what is just and what is not. Does that mean that there are no unjust laws?
- ajkjk 10y agoThe constitution defines what it just. Laws can be unjust.
- pitaj 10y agoThe constitution is a law. It is the supreme law, by its own definition.
- ajkjk 10y agoJust as an exercise, do you think you can write down my counterargument? It's not hard to see what I'll probably say. edit: here, I'll help you. For part (a) of this question, list four different meanings of the word 'law', and give an example of each. For part (b), describe what the word 'just' means when applied to each definition from part (a). (Hint: they are all different.)
- pitaj 10y agoYou first.
- ajkjk 10y agoOf course not. The point is to see if you have any idea what the words you're using mean.
- pitaj 10y agoWhat, you just expect me to put words in your mouth? I don't even know how a conversation in my own head is going to go. I really expected more of HNers.
- ajkjk 10y agoIf you knew anything about our government and how it works and why it was designed the way it was, it would be trivial. If you don't, why do you think you know better without doing your research?