8 Jul
2001
8 Jul
'01
3:11 p.m.
Yes, perhaps words have gotten in the way, but, however true it is that stupid
laws promote their own irrelevance, the fact that they are disregarded also
promotes the passage of more stupid laws. If they were taken seriously, and the
politicians not allowed to get by with weak and senseless laws, people would
take them more seriously. Everybody knows, however, that politicians won't be
the ones to take the lead.
If folks would do their part in keep the social contract, the politicians would
have to follow. If everybody simply does what they've been doing, things will
never improve.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marvin" <marvin(a)rain.org>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: Celebration (intended to be offensive, possible humor)
Richard Erlacher wrote:
>
> No, but perhaps they should be. The real offense is the violation of the
social
> contract, not the petty misdemeanor. I
didn't say, and certainly don't
believe,
that the best
thing to do is make all penalties the same, but I do think and
have stated that it would lead to better adherence to the law.
What it boils down to is that adherence to the social contract is, for some
people, what they expect of others, though they don't expect to adhere to it
themselves. I just believe that THAT is wrong.
Dick, I think your words have been getting in the way of what you are trying
to say. The above statement seems to boil it all down pretty well. And of
course, you are right :)!!! And to add just a bit, some of the laws that are
passed seem to be politically motivated, and the hell with the betterment of
society. Personally, I would like to see the politicians justify ALL laws
that get passed including the pork barrel attachments. Little to nothing is
being done to encourage people to obey the laws, and passing stupid laws
just promotes disrespect for the law.