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To: Minus_The_Bear

While some laws could be construed as having a moral basis (theft, murder, etc.), it is also the desire of a society to exclude those behaviors in order to maintain the social fabric, regardless of morality. Most laws, have no moral basis, but are in place to regulate commerce and transportation.


19 posted on 07/18/2009 11:01:31 PM PDT by stormer
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To: stormer

incorrect. norms/morals are not the same across all cultures.


22 posted on 07/18/2009 11:04:59 PM PDT by Minus_The_Bear
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