As my constitutional law professor said back in the late ’80s, “law is applied philosophy”. Basically the same principle as the little kitty referred to. Laws are the mechanism to uphold our ideals (including the idea of morality) and ensure their survival.

The problems we are experiencing now is that the new “philosophy” (Wokeism) being used to run our society believes that there is no such thing as “morality”, because everything is subjective/biased. For them, “morality” is whatever the people in power want it to be. That is now the foundation underpinning our laws.