{"id":22870,"date":"2014-09-06T04:39:02","date_gmt":"2014-09-06T11:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oooorgle.com\/BeyondTheCorral\/?p=22870"},"modified":"2016-09-06T05:38:15","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T12:38:15","slug":"counterfeit-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oooorgle.com\/BeyondTheCorral\/counterfeit-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Counterfeit &#8220;Laws&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kentforliberty.com\/counterfeitlaw.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oooorgle.com\/images\/CounterfeitLaw.jpg\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" alt=\"\" \/>KentForLiberty.com<\/a> | How many people do you know who claim that murder is OK? How many would argue that rape is a good thing? Or that &#8220;armed robber&#8221; is a good career choice? What about someone who scams elderly people out of their life savings? Just about every person would agree that these things are <em>wrong<\/em>. It does not matter whether a &#8220;law&#8221; is passed to say it is OK or if the death penalty is\u00a0enforced on you for doing one of these things. Remember that slavery was once &#8220;legal&#8221;, as was everything <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.kentforliberty.com\/2011\/02\/kents-observation-on-godwins-law.html\" target=\"_blank\">Hitler<\/a> did. Wrong is <em>wrong<\/em>. This is called &#8220;mala in se&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Then there are other actions that people are divided in their opinion of. Is it wrong to <a href=\"http:\/\/kentforliberty.com\/drugs.html\">smoke marijuana<\/a>? Do you deserve to go to jail for hiring, or <em>being<\/em>, a prostitute? What if you choose to not wear a seat belt? Is it right to have laws to punish you for these things? Once again, it does not matter\u00a0whether the &#8220;law&#8221; says these things are OK or not. These are things that are only &#8220;wrong&#8221; because the law says they are bad. This is called &#8220;mala prohibita&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Whether something is &#8220;moral&#8221; or not is not a good basis for making it &#8220;legal&#8221; or &#8220;illegal&#8221;, either. <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.kentforliberty.com\/2011\/03\/morality-vs-ethics-definitions.html\" target=\"_blank\">Morality<\/a> is based upon the prevailing culture, while <em>ethics <\/em>are based upon unchanging right and wrong regardless of what everyone believes. If your culture or religion says it is OK to violate the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.kentforliberty.com\/2009\/09\/rights-definition.html\" target=\"_blank\">rights<\/a> of someone who has <em>not <\/em>initiated force or theft, then your culture or religion has a &#8220;morality&#8221; that is unethical and <em>wrong<\/em>. You can not ethically apply this morality to those who don&#8217;t believe the same as you. <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.kentforliberty.com\/2008\/11\/should-immoral-illegal.html\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Immoral&#8221; should not mean &#8220;illegal&#8221;. <\/a><em>Real  <\/em>laws must be based upon something more firm than morality.<\/p>\n<p>Many &#8220;laws&#8221;, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/kentforliberty.com\/taxation.html\">tax<\/a> &#8220;laws&#8221;, actually pretend to make <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.kentforliberty.com\/2009\/08\/evil-definition.html\" target=\"_blank\">evil<\/a> actions &#8220;legal&#8221;. Is it wrong to steal, or is it <em>not<\/em>? Well, according to the &#8220;laws&#8221;, it is only bad if <em>you or I<\/em> do it, but if <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.kentforliberty.com\/2009\/08\/government-definition.html\" target=\"_blank\">government<\/a> does it and calls it &#8220;taxation&#8221;, it is OK. No, it <em>isn&#8217;t, <\/em>except in the eyes of counterfeit &#8220;laws&#8221;. The same goes for murder, kidnapping, and every other real evil action. The <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.kentforliberty.com\/2010\/10\/consistency.html\" target=\"_blank\">inconsistency<\/a> shows the falsity.<\/p>\n<p>No one has <em>any <\/em>moral obligation to obey counterfeit &#8220;laws&#8221;. I choose to wear a seat belt. I feel more secure that way. Other people feel trapped by them. That is OK. That is personal choice using YOUR best information.<\/p>\n<p>No &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yb4nj22\" target=\"_blank\">law enforcement officer<\/a>&#8221; is justified in punishing anyone for violating <em>any <\/em>counterfeit &#8220;law&#8221;. Once they do, THEY become the bad guy. <em>Real <\/em>laws do not need enforcers. Would <em>you <\/em>intervene to stop a rape? Me too. Would you hold a person at gun-point while calling for back-up if you see him sitting in traffic without his seat belt on? Of <em>course <\/em>not. Only a mindless drone of the state would do something that stupid and evil. <a href=\"http:\/\/kentforliberty.com\/counterfeitlaw.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read Entire Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>By Kent McManigal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KentForLiberty.com | How many people do you know who claim that murder is OK? How many would argue that rape is a good thing? Or that &#8220;armed robber&#8221; is a good career choice? What about someone who scams elderly people out of their life savings? 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