Pubdate: Sun, 03 Jun 2007
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA)
Copyright: 2007 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Author: Patrick Fantis

IDEA THAT ENFORCING THE LAW ISN'T FEASIBLE IS INCORRECT

If we should not enforce our immigration laws because it is not 
"feasible" to deport 12 million illegal immigrants, then it follows 
that we should not enforce our drug laws either - since it is not 
"feasible" to arrest and imprison millions of offenders.

By the same twisted logic, we should quit enforcing traffic laws as 
well, since it is not feasible to apprehend all of those speeders I 
see every day driving around Atlanta.

The fact is that we don't have to arrest all of the speeders to 
affect how others drive. Most of us slow down because we don't want 
to chance being among the minority who get caught and have to pay the penalty.

Patrick Fantis

Marietta
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