There is a higher law than the law of government. That's the law of conscience.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more.
There is a higher law than the Constitution.
No, moral conscience is one thing, the law is another. We have to hold onto this difference.
The government has a responsibility to protect society, to help maintain society. That's why we have laws... The rule of law creates a set of standards for our behavior.
But there is a higher law than the Constitution, which regulates our authority over the domain, and devotes it to the same noble purposes.
When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.
To be clear... no one is above the law.
Laws are the sovereigns of sovereigns.
Ethics are more important than laws.
The integrity of our government, our Republic, fundamentally relies on the principle that no person, not even the president or the nation's chief law enforcement officer, is above our laws.
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