[ExI] Introduction to the Philosophy of Liberty
Lee Corbin
lcorbin at rawbw.com
Thu May 3 14:53:14 UTC 2007
Samantha writes
> Lee Corbin wrote:
>
>> Unfortunately, about two-thirds of the way through, I began to notice that
>> something very important was missing. Nothing whatsoever was being said
>> about the Rule of Law. Yes, private property was emphasized, and rightly
>> so. But the other equally important foundation of progress and civilization
>> was not mentioned EVEN ONCE in the ten minute show.
>>
>> Nothing at all was said or implied about just how obedience to democratically
>> enacted laws is to be achieved!
>
> Rational law is not the same as "democratically enacted law".
But at any moment in time, it is our best approximation! What would
be better? <sarcasm> You and your friends getting together and
writing out new laws for us all? </sarcasm>
> The latter can be and often are extremely deleterious and anti-liberty.
> Take the democratically enacted laws declaring war on some drugs as a
> case in point. In ten minutes it probably would not be possible to
> say what liberty consistent law would be like in much detail much less
> how such laws are to be enforced. You cannot meaningfully conflate the
> vast majority of "law breakers" as the law is today with murderers and
> thieves.
I agree.
> Anti-anarchist arguments would need a lot cleaner and more careful
> development than the swipe presented here. There is nothing in not
> initiating force that say a gang initiating force should not be
> forcefully stopped. That their are specialist for counteracting the
> initiation of force changes things not at all.
Agreed.
thanks,
Lee
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