What do I think of the law?

Hmmm? Laws?
The law is that line of morality or rules that someone or many have said we must follow or we will be punished. I question the laws we have all the time. Do I follow the law? Yes, most of the time but I disagree with a few and I agree with many but I think we need to be more current with all our laws.

We can look at laws in two ways; first, they are set to keep the general population from a state of anarchy. Second, they are set to control the population by a higher institution such as a government or religion. Laws keeping the public safe are a necessity but sometimes laws fringe on breaking our basic rights. For us as citizens of the United States we are taught to believe that we are free. I sometimes wonder how free we really are. An easy example is at age eighteen I can’t drink a beer without breaking the law but at the same age my government can draft me against my will to fight in a war. This makes no sense to me. Is this freedom? I’m not sure but I question it.

I believe a solution for many outdated laws is after a specific amount of time each and every law on the books needs to be reviewed and voted on at both a state and federal level. This process may take many years and an entirely new branch of government may need to be created but at least we are up to date with changing times. If the IRS can keep track of every citizen’s taxes then we should be able to keep track of all the laws on the books. Which is more important?

So, yes I believe that law is a good thing or even a necessity to society and without them humanity would not be able to function but we need some checks and balances to keep the system current.