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The sharp legal reasoning behind the Irish decision? ” Some would argue that it is an imposition on human freedom. There is no freedom, however, to break the law.”
In the long history of strawmen, this statement must rank pretty high on the list. The issue isn’t about “freedom to break the law,” but about proportionality. Does the punishment fit the crime (which is not, in this case, even a “crime” but a civil matter)?
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