And we have a process to address unjust laws. It’s called the judicial branch and we have a Constitution. But to your point, if you as an individual wants to ignore a law and accept the consequences, that’s up to you. Civil disobedience and addressing your greciances to the government is one thing. But when a city or state government ignores the law without consequence that’s another. That undermines the whole system. When government officials decide to place their individual judgement above the judgement of the legislature, that undermines the whole system. When POTUS ignores the law and his responsibilities, that undermines the whole system. So all this sanctuary city and state bullshit has undermined the ability of the federal government to do anything really difficult because the states and cities in this divided country will simply ignore the laws they don’t like and enforce the laws they do. What’s the federal government to do? They have allowed this behavior to occur and looked the other way. So if you think a federal gun law will be any different than drug laws or immigration then you are living in a fantasy. You can’t enforce such laws without the willing participation of the states. It isn’t enough to roll out the supremacy clause anymore. Nobody respects it. It means nothing. Because the Federal Government has allowed it to happen.bradman wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 5:31 pm [bold] And there's the rub. Through out history, and even today, there are unjust laws.
Just ask the liberal elements of the Magna Carta. Up until then even the monied interests had no rights past what the king allowed.
Even today, some laws are morally decrepit and should be changed. To think that the SC has the last word on the matter ignores history.
(who's winning?)
You want tighter gun laws. You aren’t going to get nearly what you want and if you did happen to get it passed by the Federal Government, you will not be able to enforce it locally without the states. And therein lies the rub. There will be sanctuary gun states.
Lastly, this whole gun debate isn’t going to go anywhere until
Something is done about crime and the border. That will mean rehabilitating the police and law enforcement after bitch slapping the whole profession and cratering morale. Who in their right mind wants to be a cop in that environment. It’s like being the bastard at a family reunion.
So to answer your question. Nobody is winning. Everyone is losing. We used to believe in government and now nobody trusts government. Mostly people look out for themselves.