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by joquarky 236 days ago
> The Constitution is the ultimate law of the land here.

The light turns green.

You go blindly.

Get maimed in an accident.

"But the light was green!"

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The only reason we have come this far is because we have a system of laws that rests on constitutional order. And policy, cultural, and commercial norms of respecting and preserving that order. We did not get here blindly - though we can lose it if people blindly forget that we are part of a bigger society.