Because there needed to be legislation to rule the new country with. The Constitution was not yet written, and this was what was there instead. After the Articles of Confederation failed, the Constitution was instituted and enforced.
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Fearing that his small group of men could not withstand an assault, Travis wrote a letter seeking reinforcements and supplies from supporters. The letter closes with Travis's vow of "Victory or Death!".
The essential purpose of this letter to the Hebrews, it was to exhort Christians to preserve in the face of persecution. the ultimate promise was of a redeemer, “the Messiah, and of his covenant that would bring righteousness before god”.
(C) Byzantines General who helped expand the empire .
So this term is usually known as laws so absurd that it shouldn't even be a law. Examples are like "One may not eat oatmeal on their porch on Saturdays in ______". The term came from the idea that they shouldn't need to be stated and that they are just morally wrong. Or that one MUST do something because it is morally right to do that.