Whatever Happened to Justice?
Discuss the differences between Common Law and Political Law. Tell why living under Political Law can be dangerous, and cite some examples of Political Law in action from the past and the present.
For the most part, when we think of law, we think there is only one kind of law. However, there are two kinds. One is Common Law, also known as Scientific Law. Most people don’t even know about this kind of law. The basis of this law is two fundamental laws: (1) do all you have agreed to do, and (2) do not encroach on other people or their property. Everyone must obey these laws, even the people in charge, like politicians. Scientific Law is science, a discovery. No one can just make up law.
The other is Political Law. This is the kind of law we are familiar with today. This is law that is made up by the people in charge. This can also be the voters. If a politician breaks a law, he can just change the law to get himself out of trouble. Laws are constantly changing, so there is no way we can plan ahead.
It is because of this that Political Law is so dangerous. One day we may be doing what’s legal, the next it might be illegal. Who decides what is right and wrong? There is no steadfast standard. Civilization goes backward when we as all people don’t obey the two fundamental laws.
An example of Political Law in history is Hitler and the things he did. He was legally elected by the people. Everything he did was legal under the laws of Germany. But, he broke the second fundamental law, and things got bad.
An example of Political Law today is the issue of abortion. If we vote for it to be legal, it’s legal. If we vote for it to be illegal, it’s illegal. It can change virtually overnight. And, abortion is breaking the second fundamental law by killing unborn humans.
Living under Political Law is dangerous and scary. May we strive to bring back the stability and safety of the Common Law.
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