No, I'm not claiming that. I can't say whether evil is mentioned per se in law. It may be, and most probably is in the thoughts of the Founders and legal scholars through our nation's life, but the nature of laws being very tightly worded, I would think that the specific crime would be called by name rather than referred to as an evil.
What I was referring to was a legal principle given in the Bible from the Christian perspective:
For the rulers are not a terror to good deeds, but to evil. Do you want to not be afraid of the authority? Do the good, and you will have praise from the same.
For he is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God's minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him doing evil. -Rom 13:3-4
Though the government must deal with specifics, their task, according to Scripture, is in principle to oppose evil. Of course, these days just positing the existence of evil is enough to arouse opposition in some quarters.
With that reasoning a few are given power, way too much power, and only as long as they are in office.
The authority should be with Judges,
police and army they carry the sword.
Politicians are in it for the money and perks, an egotrip
for the most part.
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