My post said law, not color of law. There is great substantive distinction between the two.
Reiterating again, law implies will along with the force to impose that will upon others.
Reflecting on this question, it may have been a better point to have included several powers of a Sovereign including the power to define (author) what a term means as well as its interpretation and applicability.Originally Posted by motla68
Definition is legislature.
Interpretation is judiciary.
Applicability (with force if necessary) is the executive.
Person is a legal term. The term is given definition by the entity having the power to define its meaning and to whom it applies.
It follows that if one has the power to define, one also has the corresponding power to classify what is or is not within the definition.
THAT is my point.