I'm glad you're starting to question things & definitely the wisdom of the "rule of law" is an interesting question to delve into for many reasons. However, no

I'm glad you're starting to question things & definitely the wisdom of the "rule of law" is an interesting question to delve into for many reasons. However, none of what you're exploring is remotely relevant in this particular instance, as the op isn't considering a yes/no comparison (to have a ban or not to have a ban), but is rather comparing & contrasting two alternate approaches to banning (cars vs flippers). Implicit in the discussion is an assumption that a ban is being advocated for in one direction or another. > I really don't like the way this is going The rule of law is many thousands of years old; it's not a recent phenomenon. There's an entire industry built around it - a very lucrative one - it's called the legal profession.