[pp.int.general] Some parting thoughts

[Eric Priezkalns]

The legal status of a political party depends on which country it is  
in, and hence which laws it must conform to.  In answer to the simple  
question "can a party do things that are illegal?" the answer is  
"yes", and what is illegal depends on the laws of the country where  
the party exists.  In some countries, all political parties are  
illegal.  In others, all but one.  In most democracies, political  
parties still need to obey the law and if not, the party can be  
punished as well as its members.  Don't confuse morality with legality  
- laws are laws even if they are morally wrong.

Eric


On 20 Oct 2009, at 12:58, Cedric Meury wrote:

> Hi Rodrigo,
>
> 2009/10/19 Rodrigo Pereira <rodripe at gmail.com>:
>> If the problem is the illegality, we are also illegal in Brazil! A  
>> party
>> illegal, as all serious parties are born.
>
> A party cannot be "illegal". The aim of political party is to change,
> abolish or introduce laws, that's the point of legislature. So it's
> the exact PURPOSE of a party to demand different laws than the current
> ones. Only the "action of party members" can be legal.
>
> Cheers,
> Cedric
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