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Based on which laws you want to be judged ?

Asked by Hibernate (9091points) May 24th, 2011

There are three kinds of laws which govern us all. First and foremost are the laws of God, followed closely by the laws nature, and, running a distant third, the laws created by man. You see, in order for man to create a law a group of people have to get together and decide that they have come up with the ultimate truth. A basic, inherent truth by which every citizen must conduct himself or be punished. The only problem is, the group of people who decide on the ultimate truth is a bunch of politicians. Given the choice, would you rather be judged by a whim of the almighty, or a vote by congress?

Here are some laws, real laws currently on the books. Laws that if
you broke, you’d go to jail.
The state of Rhode Island says it’s illegal to throw pickle juice on a trolley.
In the state of Washington, all lollipops are banned.
Down in Indiana, baths may not be taken between the months of October and March.
Over in San Francisco you cannot pick up and throw used confetti.
And in North Carolina, the law forbids dogs and cats to fight. But you see, that goes against the laws of nature. Dogs and cats are born enemies.
In Arkansas, a man can legally beat his wife once a month.
In Los Angeles, pay attention now, an man can legally beat his wife with a leather strap as long as the strap is less then 2 inches wide, or if the woman gives her husband permission he can use any size strap he wants.
In Nogales, Arizona, it’s illegal to wear suspenders. You gotta wonder what happened…what cataclysmic event occurred, which caused the city fathers to decree that, “in our town, no one, under any circumstances, can wear suspenders.” And, are there radical fringe groups in Nogales, who meet at night, in secret, who slip off their belts and in defiance of the law , put these suckers on? Eh?

Manmade laws are arbitrary, transitory. What was perfectly legal yesterday suddenly becomes a felony today, with the stroke o’ some president’s pen. The laws o’ God, however, were carved in stone. They do not change. And when you break God’s law, you don’t go to prison, you go to hell. And you burn.

[ fragments from “OZ” season 5 episode 2 ]

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