That's not what he's saying. To put wmeredith's point another way: The government and the people aren't governed by the exact same laws. The government can tax

That's not what he's saying. To put wmeredith's point another way: The government and the people aren't governed by the exact same laws. The government can tax people, while you can't, for instance. He isn't saying that what's happening isn't wrong or horrible, he's just saying that "I can't do it so the government can't either" is not a valid argument, because there are TONS of things the government can do that you can't. What they did is wrong, but a3n's standard isn't one that's applicable here. I hope that made sense.