Obeying the Laws of the land?

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so I have been cruising through Y!A! and I found something about the bible that says following the laws of the land. Then I got to thinking ... Back in the 1950s-1960s when minorities where being treated unfairly (mostly blacks) were the people following the Jim crow laws, not doing anything bad in gods eyes because it was the "Law of The Land"? And how about the Nazi reign didn't they have laws concerning Jews?
So far what I have been thinking is that if you pass a law that enables you to have the right to kill someone you won't be committing a sin? I just need some clarification
 
You are responsible for forming the laws of the land. In representative governments, you have a vote and a say in what the laws will allow and disallow. Hence, you are responsible for both the formation of the laws and abiding by the laws.

If you allow bad laws to form, you are responsible. If you do not follow the laws, you are responsible. There really is no way out unless you can convince others to form a revolution.
 
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