Morally
the banks are as bankrupt as they were before they
took YOUR money from the Government. Why is it yours
- because you and your future generation will have
to pay it back from your pockets! Did you consent
to this and do you think it is right? Well the banks
and their lawyers will continue to do what they want,
as long as people don't stand up for their rights!
Antisemitism
and the persecution of Jews represented a central
tenet of Nazi ideology. In their 25-point Party Program,
published in 1920, Nazi party members publicly declared
their intention to segregate Jews from "Aryan"
society and to abrogate Jews' political, legal, and
civil rights. After their assumption of power, Jews
felt the effects of more than 400 decrees and regulations
that restricted all aspects of their public and private
lives. (Source: www.ushmm.org)
You
know what a 'solicitor/lawyer' would argue, as they
represented the country's laws and not the human RIGHTS
of a human being (that happened to be of a particular
background or circumstances). If the latter was true,
they would turn down unjust cases and act on the side
of justice - without consideration of who was signing
their paycheck. Does legalese define justice or that
which is morally right?
Below
is the definition of legalese and an article I found
on "Illegal Does Not Mean Wrong; Legal Does Not
Mean Right"
What
are your views?
Bobby
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Legalese is an English term first used in 1914[1]
for legal writing that is designed to be difficult
for laymen to read and understand, the implication
being that this abstruseness is deliberate for excluding
the legally untrained and to justify high fees. Legalese,
as a term, has been adopted in other languages.[2][3]
Legalese is characterized by long sentences, many
modifying clauses, complex vocabulary, high abstraction,
and insensitivity to the layman's need to understand
the document's gist.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_writing#Legalese
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The law states what we can and can’t do. Many
people say that something is illegal because it is
wrong. This is not always the case and it can sometimes
become very subjective on what is right and what is
wrong.
I
think most Americans are very well-programmed to think
in only black-and-white terms. What’s wrong
is wrong and what’s right is right. It is usually
accepted that what’s illegal is wrong, but that
is not the case sometimes. This article lists and
discusses some issues and activities that are illegal
but may not be wrong. This article does not endorse
illegal activity of any kind, it aims to simply challenge
the reasoning behind what’s illegal.
For
many people, the issue of abortion is either right
or wrong. If a woman did not want kids and got pregnant,
should she be allowed to have an abortion? Some would
say, “If you’re ready to have sex, you
should be ready to accept the fact that you may become
a parent.” What do you think? What if a woman
is raped, could she be allowed then? She had no control
in that situation and will have to face the consequences.
Roe v. Wade was the landmark case that made it legal
for women to have an abortion from the 1st trimester
up until certain points in the 2nd trimester, depending
on the specific state. Since some states have outlawed
it completely and others allow it, the moral statement
of whether it’s right or wrong is skewed. We
cannot rely on legality to determine whether something
is right or wrong. This would be a case when someone’s
beliefs would play a major role in determining whether
it is wrong or right.
The California State Assembly had laid out estimates
this past February (2009) that the legalization of
marijuana would raise $1 billion dollars through taxes
and creating thousands of green jobs. It is currently
illegal in many states to smoke or have marijuana
in your possession. Does that make it wrong? For years,
people have claimed the medical benefits of marijuana,
such as reducing nausea and vomiting as well as helping
glaucoma patients. If California ends up legalizing
marijuana, where would to take the argument of the
“correctness” of its use for other states.
If one state legalizes it, it would mean that someone
has to be wrong. But they can’t have it both
ways. Alcohol and tobacco kills more people a year
than marijuana. Of course, many people do not use
marijuana because they do not want to break the law,
so the numbers are a little skewed. The point is that
if other harmful products are available to American
consumers, for what reason if marijuana illegal? Comedian
Chris Rock said that it is illegal because “it
comes from brown countries and because the best marijuana
is not made in America.” He goes on to say that
since white people created cigarettes, they are legal,
but since colored people produce marijuana, they do
not want brown people to become wealthy. I do not
endorse any of these opinions, but simply want to
stir up people’s minds and get them thinking
and talking. But more importantly, knowing their opinions
and being consistent with their beliefs.
Now,
of course, there are many things that are illegal
and happen to be wrong, such as murder and stealing.
But to declare that all things that are illegal were
outlawed simply because they were wrong is not correct,
although it may have been a reason. For example, drunk
driving is illegal and very wrong, in my opinion.
It shows very poor judgment on behalf of the drunk
driver. Even worse, the other person might lose their
life because of the drunk’s fault.
Something
that strikes me as odd and terribly inconsistent is
that people in general, including the government,
believe that killing is wrong. Yet, the death penalty
exists in 34 of the 50 U.S. states. If death is wrong,
why is the government allowed to kill people? It sends
the message that, “you can’t kill people,
only we can decide who gets killed.” This helps
me prove my point that the legality of an issue cannot
be depended on to rule on its morality. Also, soldiers
are trained to kill people. I think that the idea
of death in today’s world is that only the dangerous
and punished should be killed. Where I stand on that,
I’m not sure.
Some
things that are legal can still be considered wrong,
such as prostitution in Las Vegas, pornography, gambling,
alcohol, and tobacco. These things are legal, but
many people would have an issue in engaging in these
activities. Just because something is legal does not
mean that it is right.
The
purpose of this article is not to encourage illegal
activity or behavior. Rather, it is simply to show
the average person how we are responsible for our
own actions and we are still responsible to think
for ourselves. Never believe anything that you have
not personally experienced or have reasoned for. When
there is any evidence that challenges your beliefs,
consider that evidence from neutral standpoint and
really try to entertain that evidence for a while
and it may change your original standpoint for the
better.
