05-10-2013, 10:45 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-18-2013, 09:22 AM by Director Michael.)
Did RambaN and RambaM say that "dina d'malchusa dina" ("the law of the land is the law") is part and parcel of the Noahide law of Dinim?
And with regards to taxes, if it were truly robbery not to pay taxes, and if that is robbery, then are you saying that it is a capital offense to not pay taxes?
Rabbi Weiner's point was:
"When a ruling government is accepted by the people, the law "dina de'malchusa dina" applies, regardless how just and fitting to the Seven Laws the government is."
So I have no idea how you would exclude all sorts of tyrannies with a statement like this.
And with regards to taxes, if it were truly robbery not to pay taxes, and if that is robbery, then are you saying that it is a capital offense to not pay taxes?
Rabbi Weiner's point was:
"When a ruling government is accepted by the people, the law "dina de'malchusa dina" applies, regardless how just and fitting to the Seven Laws the government is."
So I have no idea how you would exclude all sorts of tyrannies with a statement like this.