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Originally Posted by soot
A law doesn't need to be just. It only needs to be legitimate.
In this case:
The law is in accord with reason. It is both logical and rational to understand why a people would not want a symbol of their national soverignty subjugated to that of another.
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That hardly makes it a reasonable law. I want free prostitutes, money and cars. It's rational and logical to understand why I, and others, would want this. Does that mean we should become totally socialist to obtain that?
How about unpopular comedians? Few want to hear them. Let's ban them, huh?
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The law is directed at the common good. It takes into account the rational assumptions advanced under the argument which supports that the law is in accord with reason.
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How exactly does banning the flying of one flag over another on someone's private property serve the common good? All I see it doing is denying someone their property rights in part.
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The law was enacted by a legitimate ruling authority. Unless you care to prove that the government of the United States of America is illegitimate, a premis for which I doubt a rational argument can be made.
Therefore, the law itself is legitimate (lex legalis), and worthy of enforcement.
You may not like it, and you may not consider it "just". But as a legitimate law to have to obey it.
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So if they passed a law forcing everyone to kill themselves, you would be on here telling everyone "it's legitimate so you have to obey it" right before blowing your head off?