Back in the ‘90s, my constitutional law professor used to say that “law is applied philosophy”, which I think echoes the Breitbart quote. While we clearly need to change both laws and culture to derail our headlong plunge into madness and destruction, changing the culture makes people “receptive” to legal changes, whereas trying to enfor…
Back in the ‘90s, my constitutional law professor used to say that “law is applied philosophy”, which I think echoes the Breitbart quote. While we clearly need to change both laws and culture to derail our headlong plunge into madness and destruction, changing the culture makes people “receptive” to legal changes, whereas trying to enforce unpopular laws is an uphill battle.
Another issue not covered in Mr. Rufo’s piece is the level to which the legal changes have been accomplished via executive/administrative fiat and activist lobbyists and judges. These latter factors are, I would argue, more “cultural” than purely legal.
Back in the ‘90s, my constitutional law professor used to say that “law is applied philosophy”, which I think echoes the Breitbart quote. While we clearly need to change both laws and culture to derail our headlong plunge into madness and destruction, changing the culture makes people “receptive” to legal changes, whereas trying to enforce unpopular laws is an uphill battle.
Another issue not covered in Mr. Rufo’s piece is the level to which the legal changes have been accomplished via executive/administrative fiat and activist lobbyists and judges. These latter factors are, I would argue, more “cultural” than purely legal.