The End of Objective Law

In a recent post on hate crime legislation, I noted George Will’s take on this foolishness.

Today, Edward Cline, writing at The Rule of Reason, also notes George Will’s commentary on the subject, and states the following, which correctly identifies exactly why hate crime legislation is not sound.

The first and most crucial thing to grasp about what can be deemed a “hate crime” is that it is, essentially, a political crime. If this country were still ruled by objective law; if Congress fulfilled its proper role as a protector of individual rights; and if the Supreme Court acted to uphold the legitimate individual rights-based philosophy of the Constitution; then pressure and special interest groups would have no chance of having laws enacted that favored them at the expense of others. In short, they would have no political power to instigate the passage of fiat legislation.

The piece is titled The Genesis of Thought Crime.

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