[Info-vax] The changing world

[chris]

On 07/05/22 22:04, Galen wrote:
>   Chris posted:
>> [I]f you try to gain entry via illegal means, then you really have no
>> rights at all under the law and
>> should be deported. Sorry if that sounds right wing, but societies only
>> work under the rule of law, not one rule for some, another rule for
>> others...
>>
> It used to be the theory, in the USA, that “outlawed” or “illegal” were
> applied to actions that the voters, speaking through their elected
> representatives, had determined should be proscribed in the interest of
> protecting the freedom of the individual, or the common good, etc.
>
> :-D
> Now, it often seems to mean that much of our society, legal system, and
> politics, sees “outlawed” as a “pre”-scribed instead of “pro-“scribed.
>
> What a difference a single vowel makes.
>
> :-D
>
>

Absolutely, but not healthy for a democracy. Ideally, law is made for
the majority and minority groups have to accept second best if their
needs or demands diverge too much. It's tough, but that's the way it
is...

Chris