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by terminalshort 95 days ago
That's exactly correct. Laws are not a physical entity and therefore their existence is predicated entirely on collective agreement.
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vrganj 95 days ago
So if you and I agree laws don't matter, we can go rob a bank together and it's all good?
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terminalshort 95 days ago
If you and I, the president, congress, and the judiciary agree, then yes, and that's kind of the situation regarding the laws around starting a war.
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vrganj 95 days ago
Why only these local institutions? What makes those special?
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terminalshort 95 days ago
They have the power to enforce laws
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vrganj 95 days ago
So do the mall cop and the ICC. Why does this arbitrary level in-between matter?
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terminalshort 94 days ago
The mall cop much more so than the ICC
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