http://theweek.com/article/index/272149/the-dangerously-childish-morality-of-liberal-obamacare-supporters?google_editors_picks=true
The idea of the rule of law ... is that countries should be governed by laws, not by the whims of individuals. If the text of the law says something, that's what you should do, regardless of the consequences. Because if you do it any other way, the consequences of that are, over the long run, chaos: everyone overrides the law in favor of their preferred ethical principle.