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How laws work

ByJason George July 7, 2015June 24, 2016 Updated June 24, 2016

Hand-drawn flowchart on why laws are right, using a claimed right to wear red trousers. “Because the law says so” raises how we know the law is right. Path A: we arbitrarily decided, so a group could just as easily ban red trousers (“time to change your wardrobe”). Path B: the law recognizes something outside itself, such as God, natural law, or utilitarianism; for Americans, the Constitution, which still needs a standard, ideally one that is true. If you don’t believe such a standard exists, you are back on path A.

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