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Originally posted by sekm
i find debating legality to be silly
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which comes right back to what a law should mean in democracy, its a majority decision, not a matter of debate.
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actually, debating legality is the very heart of democracy! otherwise, how would we change the laws? in order to remove the old laws, they must be discussed and debated, and only then can we find the true consensus and change the law to fit the new majority consensus.
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excellent points have been made, but at the heart i think that the two are very similar, and both should be legal.