"...waving THE LAW around does provide one cover, i suppose. but i find it scant comfort."
I didn't say I was looking for cover...nor that it gave me comfort.
Quite the opposite in fact. But the alternatives are unacceptable to me.
that is understandable, but i would hope that you would not judge those that disagree with what you find acceptable to be irrational, unhinged, or lawless.