Pedro Fortuny wrote:
I agree with Tim. This reminds me of the "three powers" (and I know this is not a State and there is no such thing as a "government")
But, even though this is not a State and there is no such thing as a "government", we all tend to talk this way, and with good reasons. We are a social community and we have social problems ("crime", "disputes") and the mechanisms of government do provide us with analogous concepts to guide us in selecting better mechanisms.
--Jimbo