Well put. It really is a serious question about which should take precedence, not enforcing laws you consider unjust vs not adhering to your oath to enforce laws passed through the proper means. I am not sure I have seen a good discussion of the tension, and what the proper outcome should be. I suppose it must come down a lot to how good…
Well put. It really is a serious question about which should take precedence, not enforcing laws you consider unjust vs not adhering to your oath to enforce laws passed through the proper means. I am not sure I have seen a good discussion of the tension, and what the proper outcome should be. I suppose it must come down a lot to how good your judgement is, and there isn't a good way other than just doing what you think is best. But that's for the individual... at the societal level, it might be a question of not creating such laws (or allowing such broad action) that there would be much room for disagreement over the justness of those laws, but that is difficult to say the least.
Well put. It really is a serious question about which should take precedence, not enforcing laws you consider unjust vs not adhering to your oath to enforce laws passed through the proper means. I am not sure I have seen a good discussion of the tension, and what the proper outcome should be. I suppose it must come down a lot to how good your judgement is, and there isn't a good way other than just doing what you think is best. But that's for the individual... at the societal level, it might be a question of not creating such laws (or allowing such broad action) that there would be much room for disagreement over the justness of those laws, but that is difficult to say the least.