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"Why do we keep talking about the legality of what is being done?" Probably because of the widespread belief that laws are handed down from the heavens. The i
by betterunix 13y ago
"Why do we keep talking about the legality of what is being done?"
Probably because of the widespread belief that laws are handed down from the heavens. The idea that the law could be wrong is nearly heresy.
- sneak 13y agoNot at all. Laws are frequently struck down by courts for being unconstitutional, sometimes after many years of being in force.
- betterunix 13y agoLaws are struck down, but we do not frequently free people who were convicted of violating them, nor do we frequently repay fines, nor do we compensate people for the damage done by bad laws.
- hawleyal 13y agoIANAL, but most legal systems hold people liable for the law at the time in question, not the law right now.