Gianna Miceli argues common law, not statutory codes, is the actual law of the land. The core rule is simple: do no harm, and whoever causes it must fix it. Private rights exist only when you assert them, making common law a self-regulating system built on personal honor.
The common law is the law of the land absent of the commercial mechanisms of statutory codes. I know that sounds complicated, but hear me out. You only have to live by one rule: do no harm. And if you do harm, it's your duty to remedy that harm. If you harm someone or their property with crimes, well, those statutes are coming for you. But if you're just living your life, minding your own business and acting in honor, then the common law way of life is how you will operate. You have private rights under the common law. If you don't exercise them, they don't exist. Ist.
