Using the law to define theft is not a great idea. Governments can and do steal. For instance multiple nations have now passed laws forcibly seizing land from

Using the law to define theft is not a great idea. Governments can and do steal. For instance multiple nations have now passed laws forcibly seizing land from individuals, without compensation, exclusively because of their race. That's still theft. More accurate would be to state that "this does not appear to be unlawful."