Like the 55 mph speed limit?
I’ve read a piece that said that the 55 mph speed limit was one of the main reasons for disregard of all laws - people just didn’t see it as anything but arbitrary and unnecessary,
and therefore raised questions about other laws of the same era.
Jimmy Carter claimed it elected Reagan, I am sure it helped.
I’ve read a piece that said that the 55 mph speed limit was one of the main reasons for disregard of all laws - people just didn’t see it as anything but arbitrary and unnecessary, and therefore raised questions about other laws of the same era.
"Did you really think we want those laws observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them to be broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against... We're after power and we mean it... There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Reardon, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with."
- Ayn Rand, 1957 -