"But Jesus also BROKE THE LAW. He healed on the Sabbath. He also drove the money-changers out of the Temple WITH WHIPS. His Apostles and subsequent martyrs then BROKE THE LAW by preaching and practicing the Christian faith. "
Yes, he did. But he was Jesus, wasn't he? Did he not also tell his followers to obey the law? They were not Jesus.
We could play this game for a long time, but it's irrelevant to the situation at hand, isn't it?
Actually, He condemned the Pharisees for following the letter of the law and ignoring the spirit. Now the law exists to protect innocent human life, not to murder it. Which is why those worried about whether intervention on the part of Jeb Bush is "legal" or not are Pharisees.
We could play this game for a long time, but it's irrelevant to the situation at hand, isn't it?
No, it's highly relevant. If following the much-touted "Rule Of Law" results in the murder of an innocent, then, frankly, to hell with it. If this is what "following the Constitution" means, then to hell with that, too. And if government has become, rather than the protector of the rights of men, the very instrument by which they are taken away, well, read the Declaration of Independence to find what should happen next.