RE: Illegal Everything (John Stossel)
February 26, 2012 at 7:51 pm
(This post was last modified: February 26, 2012 at 7:53 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
It's not just new laws; have a look at old laws (say over 100 years old) still on the books.
EG In the UK,technically,it is still illegal to drive a motor vehicle without having a man with a red flag walking in front. Law makers tend to just paper new laws over old ones,without bothering to repeal the old ones.This is because statute law makers (as opposed to common law makers ,who are judges) tend to be politicians. Such people tend to be self interested,short sighted, lazy and stupid,believing any problem can be solved by passing new laws*. My all time favourite is the 18th Amendment. Wasn't THAT a bang -up success!
*like the moronic chicken-little types whose first ,and often last reaction to anything they don't much like is "ban it!"
EG In the UK,technically,it is still illegal to drive a motor vehicle without having a man with a red flag walking in front. Law makers tend to just paper new laws over old ones,without bothering to repeal the old ones.This is because statute law makers (as opposed to common law makers ,who are judges) tend to be politicians. Such people tend to be self interested,short sighted, lazy and stupid,believing any problem can be solved by passing new laws*. My all time favourite is the 18th Amendment. Wasn't THAT a bang -up success!
*like the moronic chicken-little types whose first ,and often last reaction to anything they don't much like is "ban it!"
