The intentional conduct of an individual human freedom cannot be determined and initiated by given law. — Duane Meehan
Civilization is currently predicated upon the putative rule of law and American civilization is founded upon the erroneous presupposition that language of law is determinative of both overt human conduct, and of human forbearance to act. — Duane Meehan
The venal jurisprudential attempt to monitor/control human conduct via language of law is a vain project unsuited to and in contradiction with the ontological structure of being a human being, wherein all determination is negation.
The world-wide presupposed efficacy of language of law as an originative determinative source of human conduct, is, when considered in the light of both Spinoza's dictum, and, of the human ontological structure of the upsurge of an act, a completely nonsensical presupposition.. — Duane Meehan
No person in fact ever determines to act or forbear action on the basis of given published language of law, — Duane Meehan
"rule of law", a phrase, not a word, has a vast and some think an almost indeterminate meaning, and, is commonly held to mean that our civilization is predicated upon all persons therein being ruled and ruling themselves by law(s). — Duane Meehan
The magistrate who passes sentence upon persons will tell you that he is bound and determined by law to do so; I was once in traffic court when the judge informed me precisely that he is bound and determined by law to do that which he has just informed me of... — Duane Meehan
That assertion strikes me as a bit silly; everything, even nothing, is a state of affairs ! — Duane Meehan
Terrapin, That statement is purely mine as an original Duane assertion; — Duane Meehan
LAW IS NEITHER OBEYED DISOBEYED NOR BROKEN
No person in fact ever determines to act or forbear action on the basis of given published language of law, and, therefore, language of law, absolutely without originative connection with intentional human action/inaction, can, actually, be neither obeyed, disobeyed, nor broken. — Duane Meehan
You still decide to abide by the law though. — Echarmion
That is simply not true — god must be atheist
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