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Coercion versus morality
Read, Dwight ANTHRO (Read@ANTHRO.SSCNET.UCLA.EDU)
Tue, 17 May 1994 09:36:00 PDT
In view of the several posts that have viewed coercion as, on the face of
it, morally objectionable, I thought the following comment might be of
interest:
"Breyer [the supreme court nominee] is clearly part of the Harvard
sociological approach, which believes the law is something that should be
fitted to the wishes and needs of contemporary culture, not to an absolute
fixed standard to which PEOPLE SHOULD BE MADE TO CONFORM FOR THEIR OWN AND
THE COUNTRY'S WELFARE [my emphasis]. To such such persons, law is like a set
of rules for private clubs that can be amended, updated or rewritten
whenever the club members feel like it." Cal Thomas, Syndicated Columnist
[LA Times May 17].
D. Read
READ@ANTHRO.SSCNET.UCLA.EDU
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