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Laws are usually there for a reason. You could apply your whole argument to public opinion and referendums - public will change mind a lot, why make such drast
by _Tev 9y ago
Laws are usually there for a reason.
You could apply your whole argument to public opinion and referendums - public will change mind a lot, why make such drastic moves based on it?
- smcl 9y agoUsually laws are there for a reason. Then sometimes we have to repeal "slavery is OK" or "black people count for 3/5 of white people" or "women can't vote" laws. Because they're obviously wrong.
- dragonwriter 9y agoThere never was a black people count for 3/5 of white people. It was “states that have slavery get to count 3/5 of their enslaved population when determining the representation the free population gets in Congress (and, hence, also it's voting power in Presidential elections.)” It's actually worse than black people counting as 3/5 of a white person; its more like slaveholders counting as 1 + (slaves held × 3) / 5 people.
- smcl 9y agoThanks for clarifying - my knowledge of US history is bad. But the point stands - bad laws exist and "it is the law" does not necessarily mean "it is right"
- _Tev 9y agoOk that's a good point. I guess I am too spoiled by modern mostly-making-sense laws and annoyed by the neverending "government is bad" rants. On the other hand, public supported all those "bad" laws at the time ... But yeah, I was wrong, illegality on its own is wrong argument.