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Nevilledog

(51,135 posts) Fri Jul 24, 2020, 04:13 PM Jul 2020

Legality is a matter of power

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Legality is a matter of power (Original Post) Nevilledog Jul 2020 OP

Get thee to the greatest page I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2020 #1

But wait. Igel Jul 2020 #2

Abusing power I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2020 #3

The law is not about justice. The law is about what is legal. keithbvadu2 Jul 2020 #4

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,480 posts)

1. Get thee to the greatest page

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Fri Jul 24, 2020, 04:54 PM

Jul 2020

And power can be used to negate the law. It happens way too much in America. And those who fail to stop abuses of power further enable the destruction of laws ability to control abuses of power..

Igel

(35,323 posts)

2. But wait.

Reply to I_UndergroundPanther (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 24, 2020, 07:18 PM

Jul 2020

If power can be used to negate the law--which means "legality"--then power is self-negating.

Either way, Bazarov would be proud. Very Russian. Very Russian, indeed.

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,480 posts)

3. Abusing power

Reply to Igel (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 24, 2020, 10:02 PM

Jul 2020

Is self negating is what I meant to say.

keithbvadu2

(36,835 posts)

4. The law is not about justice. The law is about what is legal.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Fri Jul 24, 2020, 11:18 PM

Jul 2020

The law is not about justice. The law is about what is legal.

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