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Originally Posted by spdrun
What I'm getting at is that ultimately, even US law is based on an interpretation of ancient rules that weren't ratified. I don't actually see anything wrong with that, it's just the way it is.
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I disagree. We have a system that legitimates law by voting in a legislature. Everyone can discuss and interpret ancient laws, but ultimately the legislature makes law by an act of its will. It's the substitute of combined human wills for God's will. That's the central difference between theocracy and democracy.
Obviously, there is a connection of some sort between previous laws and current laws. But a few hundred years ago, Westerners decided that leaving lawmaking in the hands of monarchs, priests and aristocrats was a bad idea and putting it in the hands of elected representatives was better. The Brotherhood doesn't hold this view.