"If you want to respect the rule of law, you've got to start from the original law giver, which was Moses" —Jeff Landry, Louisiana's wingnut Governor, requiring the Ten Commandments in public schools.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/19/us/louisiana-ten-commandments-classrooms.html?unlocked_article_code=1.000.K_YC.dSyqestL-wqn&smid=url-shareOpen linkView original on lemmy.world
In that case, shouldn’t we start with the Law of Hammurabi? I’m pretty sure it’s older and the direct ancestor of Judaic law. It would be chaos, but that’s the truth.
The Law of Harambe? I'm in.
I think it's actually
The law of the jungle
First article: Dicks out
Get outta here with your truth and facts, heathen! Only godly and repenting opinions allowed!
Well in that case, the writings of Zarathustra (10th century BC) might be a good starting point
So I got curious:
Law Timeline: https://www.worldhistory.org/timeline/law/
List of ancient legal codes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ancient_legal_codes
In this list is the Law of Moses / Torah (10th to 6th century BC)
And it's definitely not the earliest code of law.
Try again Landry.
Jebus H Christ it's exhausting to live in this country.
Will any of the 10 Commandments apply to Trump or are they just going to continue with “the opposite is fine for political purposes”
So that part where God gives laws to Abraham just doesn't count for this guy? He knows better than his creator I guess?
If you want to base your laws off the OG law giver, them I'm proud to introduce you to my boy Hammurabi!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_Hammurabi
If a man has a debt lodged against him, and the storm-god Adad devastates his field or a flood sweeps away the crops, or there is no grain grown in the field due to insufficient water—in that year he will not repay grain to his creditor; he shall suspend performance of his contract [literally "wet his clay tablet"] and he will not give interest payments for that year.i guess that position makes all amendments null and void then? including the 2nd to the US constitution?