the law does not exist if there is no mechanism to enforce it, literally not worth the paper it’s printed on, it no longer becomes a law, just some words written on a page with a signature on it
You say ‘exist’ to mean ‘is enforceable’. I know we live in a world where ‘figurative’ means its own actual antonym, but those two ideas do not overlap perfectly at all.
If the law isn’t being enforced, then he’s not breaking anything.
No, he’s still breaking the law. I get what you’re saying, but he’s still breaking the law.
the law does not exist if there is no mechanism to enforce it, literally not worth the paper it’s printed on, it no longer becomes a law, just some words written on a page with a signature on it
You say ‘exist’ to mean ‘is enforceable’. I know we live in a world where ‘figurative’ means its own actual antonym, but those two ideas do not overlap perfectly at all.