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Re:Pristine Canadian river has legal personhood, new approac... by bawolff on Saturday February 10, 2024 @12:31AM (#39323867)
> It is literally just the people. The laws in force are simply what the people choose to recognize.

We're the remenant of the british empire. The law is not the people. The law flows from the King & parliment, not some we the people BS.

Ultimately laws are enforced by people with guns. You can try to look beyond a bullet from a gun, but that usually doesn't go well.

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Re:Pristine Canadian river has legal personhood, new approac... by randomdata on Saturday February 10, 2024 @04:40AM (#39324880)
So what you're saying is that it's just the people? A king is only as powerful as his subjects are loyal.
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