> The constitution and the laws of your state outline your rights (if you live in the US). It seems fairly uncontroversial that the constitution and laws are m

> The constitution and the laws of your state outline your rights (if you live in the US). It seems fairly uncontroversial that the constitution and laws are merely imperfect encodings of your rights. The encoding is necessary, since our legal system runs on it, but due to its imperfect nature it cannot be considered the master copy. Pre-1960s, many of our laws did not reflect what we expect of them and as a consequence of this the rights of countless were 'legally' trampled. Lectures about the law are rarely of comfort to those that are a victim of it.