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Originally posted by Not Me
It does disturb me less than it disturbs you. If those laws were malum in se laws, that would disturb me if they were violated by an administration. Violating malum prohibitum laws for the purpose of the greater good disturbs me less. I would even go so far as to say it is an act of moral courage, although not something I want a president to do since separation of powers is a good thing. Violating those laws was illegal, but not immoral.
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Agreed, but we are, first, a country of laws. The fact that our laws and morality often times align does not mean anything more than that. Iran-contra was legally wrong, whether or not it can be justified morally. Frankly, I think that a strong argument can be made that it was morally wrong as well, as it circumvented the rights of congress under the constitution.
That said, I have read a ton on the subject and I highly doubt Reagan was involved in this.
