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Stop Making So Many Damn Laws!

Stop Making So Many Damn Laws!

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Christopher Cook
Jan 09, 2025
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#1 It is impossible to be anything BUT ignorant of the law

I woke up this morning from a potent dream…

I was a lawyer in a courtroom trial. My client contended that he had been ignorant of the law he was accused of violating. The government, naturally, countered that

IGNORANCE OF THE LAW CANNOT BE USED AS A DEFENSE.
(Ignorantia juris non excusat.)

I decided…

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