This was the first "individual mandate" and one had to obey even if one had to go out and buy a gun.
Yet, the historical record has plenty of examples of courts ordering executives to obey detailed mandates.
"It's not for canonical legislation to get itself involved with civil law," one prelate airily declared, insisting Rome's existing "guidelines" — not mandates — are sufficient for prelates to obey civil laws.
The nature of authority and what makes the exercise of authority legitimate is a central focus for political philosophers, who examine questions regarding when a state may legitimately compel its citizens to act and, conversely, when citizens may legitimately refuse to obey state mandates.
They asked for greater pay for sheriffs in certain circumstances, condemned the spirit of mob law, and proposed that state law be modified so arresting officers could use force if necessary to "compel the criminal to obey the mandates of the law".
It was assumed that the king had to obey the mandate of heaven by governing according to the will of the ancestors.
The crucial issue here is whether the penalty exacted from individuals who choose not to obey the mandate to be insured is to be construed as a mere penalty or a genuine tax.
It shows what a distinguished organ…The Economist: In principle, are you opposed to being a parliament coalition?Mr Clegg: In principle, it seems to me that any leader of any political party should only agree one thing, which is we have to obey the mandate that is handed down to us by voters.
Among them was a fortress called Larignum, whose inhabitants, trusting to their fortifications, refused to obey the mandate.
The State of Florida simply refused to obey the mandate of the highest court in the nation.
Only faintly can we imagine the religious conviction it took for King to obey Jesus' mandate of love as he faced the dogs, guns and lynching of his white oppressors.
