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Originally posted by hot_pastrami
But what is a law if not an enforced moral?
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In my view a law in a democracy is an agreement or contract among the representatives that none of the people will engange in the specified behavior.
By counterexample, there are lots of things that are illegal that may or may not be particularly moral. If I drive without my auto insurance card, for example I am breaking the law, even if I *do* have insurance. But I'd be hard pressed to call that "immoral"; to my mind that's morally neutral.