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To: spiral3 who wrote (71015)	6/6/2008 6:46:00 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (2) of 542946

The common basis for addressing problems and decision making in America is 'laws' based on legally correct action. We struggle when the law is not sufficient to cover a situation, when we view a law as unjust, or when we see the justice system as corrupt. Corrupt conduct is more about allowing wrong conduct within one's sphere of responsibility than acting in response to some individualiized circumstance. Generally we elevate individualism as good value in our society and do not view private conduct as a corruption of laws designed to govern society as a whole. Laws don't float down to us out of the blue they are developed based on what we believe to be right action verses wrong action. In a society based on rule of law, our best avenue when reaching back is to address sound reason founded upon principles of common decency. Personal decision making is founded upon the same system of law and legitimacy even though moral/ethical law may not be codified, it is considered common and agreed upon by members of society. So this too can be viewed as a common basis for making decisions about action.

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