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Morals change, laws need to keep pace but should not anticipate changes in morals. Laws look backward at what was previously legal or illegal.
by abakker 5y ago
Morals change, laws need to keep pace but should not anticipate changes in morals. Laws look backward at what was previously legal or illegal.
- yunohn 5y agoThe problem here is not about laws “failing to keep up” with morals. It’s legal structures being abused to get away with immoral activities. This isn’t the first or last such case where that’s happened.
- xxpor 5y agoWhich is why the Dept of Justice is part of the Executive branch, and the Attorney General is appointed by the elected president.