You are conflating law and legal code.
Because they are one in the same.
Laws mean nothing if they are passed outside the scope of the authority attempting to pass them, at that point they are not law at all, but just legal code meant to imprison you.
In the end, that's what the law is. It's whatever rules you have to follow on pain of fine or imprisonment.
You are only thinking under the umbrella of the existing "authority" and in that context your conclusions make sense. I'm focused on where the existing power derives its authority in the first place.
That's a philosophical discussion. Liberals arts may be entertaining to discuss over a few beers, but they have no real practical application.
Discussions like this are why Western Civilization towers over the rest of mankind. Being morally consistent with regards to authority is extremely practical. It's sad that you dismiss it so readily.
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