Yes, people get these things arse-backwards. They notice that laws are just pieces of paper, and think that's a reason to disrespect them. But so long as the

Yes, people get these things arse-backwards. They notice that laws are just pieces of paper, and think that's a reason to disrespect them. But so long as the law is worth having, the fact that it is a mere defenceless piece of paper is the very reason while people have a duty to act them out in the real world. And what's worst is that the "it's only a piece of paper" argument seems to be trotted out mostly against laws, such as constitutions, which underpin important, time-tested rights. No one is so eager to point out that the latest act granting power to this-or-that official is also just a piece of paper.