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When a "state" authority declares you cannot make the state behave lawfully without suing them, has that state has just lost its foundation?

Asked by hatinspace (11points) April 2nd, 2009
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Voluntary compliance with law by the state is the basis of the state’s credibility and authority, right?

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Suing the state is the state’s enforcement mechanism to make sure it complies with the laws. And a state is a large, complex organization—one bureaucrat flouting the law does not make the whole edifice invalid.

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