It really seems to be legislating practices that are already performed, but that doesn't lower the level of concern for me any less

 

Correct

 

Yeah then isn't this whole thread totally pointless?

No, because the government (all governments) are physically capable of doing whatever they want - they've got nukes, and a monopoly of force in their geographic area - but this law codifies their desired actions in an effort to "normalize" them, which helps governments avoid wide scale conflict with their subjects.

 

Government actions are arbitrary because they are divorced from market demand, so they need rituals and symbols to convince the market participants (who abide by the social norms) that their actions are not arbitrary.

 

Got myself a new desktop wallpaper. :awesome:

 

Seriously though, life's too short to be arguing about interpretations about a law you can't change anyway.

Seriously though, life's too short to be arguing about interpretations about a law you can't change anyway.

 

Good point, there will always be those with different interpretations of laws. The key is perception about the role of government in society. Skeptics will always warn people about government overreach, while the faithful will always shrug it off.

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Got myself a new desktop wallpaper. :awesome:

 

Seriously though, life's too short to be arguing about interpretations about a law you can't change anyway.

 

If there was a law that insinuated it was legal to kill gays and blacks. It would be useless to be outraged about it an want it changed?

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If there was a law that insinuated it was legal to kill gays and blacks. It would be useless to be outraged about it an want it changed?

 

as far as I can tell this law is not killing anyone

 

I see what you mean though, but what I meant more was that arguing about it over a forum is not the right way to go about it, contacting your local representative or something if you feel very strongly about it, at least then your efforts are not completely wasted.