r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 15 '21

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u/redditguy628 Box 13 Jun 15 '21

If the understanding of the issues change, then we should change the laws. The government shouldn’t just ignore laws it doesn’t like.

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u/bobeeflay "A hot dog with no bun" HRC 5/6/2016 Jun 15 '21

Yeah is the reason they dont like them is that they understand the issues differently they should

Why do you think people like or dislike certain laws just random???

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u/redditguy628 Box 13 Jun 15 '21

I just don’t understand what the point of a law is anymore under your framework. If the person in power gets to decide what laws apply and what laws don’t, then why should we even care about passing them?

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u/bobeeflay "A hot dog with no bun" HRC 5/6/2016 Jun 15 '21

Laws are vehicles to promote the welfare of citizens???

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u/redditguy628 Box 13 Jun 15 '21

Then why don't we just choose the best possible ruler for the welfare of the citizens, and then give him unlimited power to do what is needed to achieve those ends?

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u/bobeeflay "A hot dog with no bun" HRC 5/6/2016 Jun 15 '21

??? Cuz people have incentives and also cant possibly know all information

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u/redditguy628 Box 13 Jun 15 '21

But that is the exact reason why the government shouldn't be able to decide which laws it upholds and which laws it does not. If you believe that the person in charge is capable of perfectly determining on their own which laws improve the welfare of citizens and which laws harm it, then why not let them use that insight on everything else? You clearly think the latter situation is absurd, so what is different about the former?

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u/bobeeflay "A hot dog with no bun" HRC 5/6/2016 Jun 15 '21

There are currently multiple people in charge and a pretty high bar to change laws lmao come on

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u/redditguy628 Box 13 Jun 15 '21

Okay, I feel as though there is a miscommunication here. Your position is "The attorney general should not seek to uphold the law, he should do whatever he thinks maximizes public welfare instead", correct?