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> I think all laws should have an expiration date, and have to be debated, and possibly reworded again and again over the generations. Until “thou shalt not ki
by ciabattabread 3y ago
> I think all laws should have an expiration date, and have to be debated, and possibly reworded again and again over the generations.
Until “thou shalt not kill” gets held hostage by a senator who wants a subsidy for a coal mine.
Exempt those kinds of laws - murder, theft, false witness? Congrats, you have a de-facto theocracy.
- I_am_uncreative 3y agoIsn't that kind of the point of the Common Law though? Murder is often not defined in statute and simply has a Common Law definition.