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I think you need to seriously consider moving to a Southern state, man. Hey, if Europeans need to move to America, then certainly you should think about something similar.

It’s just as easy to convince that set of adults who, like children, haven’t spent much time reflecting upon their own vague philosophies. Oops, gotta run! The latest “Just Do It” Nike ad is on the TV!

And, although I disagree with killing animals solely for their fur (instead of for food, for example), I recognize that in real nature (as distinct from eco-nirvana), fur trappers pay an important role in keeping predator populations in balance with their prey.

Today, the Law protects us for a price. You can seek justice only if you are willing to bankrupt yourself and outspend the other. I know that there are others that know well that the law eventually applies to those with the most money (think of the Supreme Court’s Kelo decision) – all they have to do is litigate you into submission.

Been there, done that, so spare me the pontifications.

Sorry if that sounds cynical…but our Law was made by a fallible mankind and when the fabric of society is rent, it becomes a tool of suppression. Maybe I have been living in Chicagoland too long but, hey, the rest of you not from Chicago are about to discover this as we enter the era of a one-party state. Justice goes to the highest bidder.

OK…now I’ve got to quit. I am really getting waaay too cynical, I know.

The British, because they had to obey “British law” and the “deal” they made with Sadr, betrayed more than just their own safety. They betrayed the lives and security of countless individuals: including women and children that died under the blades of the death squads in Basrah. Steven Vincent died because the British allowed the “Law” to take higher precedence than the lives of the innocent. It is fine if individuals fighting for truth and justice are willing to pay this price for the rule of law. It is something else entirely to get others to sacrifice for your own benefit, while they get nothing but a cold grave.

When people, including British and Americans, use the Thomas More argument to justify such things or even if it looks like they are trying to justify such things, I will not abide by such corruption. Not even the benefits of the “Law” are as clear cut as people think it is. If it was easy, Iraq would have been at peace now for years. I think we do a disservice to justice if we delude ourselves into thinking real world solutions can somehow fit into this “template” of the rule of law always being a Good Thing ™. The Rule of Law is a principle, but like all principles, it does not mean it will translate automatically into good things if you use it.

The world is a complex place and there is no amount of talking points that will distill it down to something that we can easily choose: like when we order dinner in a restaurant.