regard@ttidcc.UUCP (Adrienne Regard) (04/19/85)
>> I do believe we should live by the laws. The >> foundation of law, developed by the majority, is the basis of the country. >Later in the same article, she says: >> Actually, I have disgustingly little faith in the laws, or the methods used >> to develop them. >Well, which is it? You can't have both. Why not? In one statement I say that the laws are developed in a way I do not have faith in, and in the other I state that I am willing to live under these laws, and (since this is a charter proposition of our country) that other people should do likewise. Belief in a society's biases and consent to accept the biases are two different, but not mutually exclusive, things. Some of these biases are MY biases, too. I don't think that lots of people who go to vote are well educated on the issues. I don't know many people who refrain (as I do) from filling in the box when they don't know about an issue. I think many people vote from their biases, rather than from an understanding of the issue/concern. However, that doesn't mean that I prefer anarchy. It also doesn't mean that I think the police are here to protect me, and that the courts always see things from my point of view. Law is inadequate in dealing with many social issues, and culture overrides law in almost all cases. However, law is the tool we are currently working with. It's got LOTS of problems. But it's better than nothing.