Laws Don't Affect the Lawless

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Lots of people say "there ought to be a law..." about something with which they happen to disagree. When we do that, we frequently forget that there are lots of things we do that are disagreeable to others. More laws are not the answer. What we actually need are more people who respect the laws we already have, because otherwise the same thing could be said of us that Disney's Archimedes says of Madame Mimm (0:42-0:45). "Did I say no purple dragons?":

The Democrats make the rules. They owned every branch of government for two years, and they hold much of the bureaucracy. Yet, they are frequently like Madame Mimm, so much so that this Toothpastefordinner cartoon could be a tshirt issued to almost every member of the Democrat party.

Conservatives are the ones who play fair. They're the ones who control their emotions and reactions. In another time, Michelle Bachmann might have sought satisfaction from Chris Wallace in the customary fashion, the same fashion that made Aaron Burr a fugitive. Obama demands that his opponents treat him with civility while he treats them like garbage. Now they're threatening to investigate Bachmann's 23 foster children, as if they are any more a reflection of her than her own, since anyone who knows how foster care works knows that foster children move in and out of homes with varied degrees of success.

Most Democrats don't seem very interested in obeying the law. That's not a qualification. When I was interviewed for a job with the NHP, they were not impressed with the fact that I obey the law. It mattered more if I had a criminal justice degree or at least did some ridealongs. I think it ought to be a better qualification that those who enforce the law be people who strictly adhere to it.

Much has been said of late of the gaffs. Michelle Bachman messes up John Wayne the actor and John Wayne Gacy the clown killer, and like that incident, thanks to the media, we will always remember when Quayle added an “e” to potato and how Bush mispronounced nuclear, but when Obama talks of 57 states, the nuclear bomb dropped on Pearl Harbor, the medal of honor awarded to a dead person, etc., they let his ‘little’ gaffs go. Media types are equally imperfect. If we’re going to let it go, let it go, and let’s have a consistent policy. Many evil men want us to integrate them continually based on what is now regardless of what has ever been, but if you ever do anything, they hang that millstone about your neck and sew a scarlet letter to your vest and bang their drums in the streets, branding you forever in both directions of time for a momentary hiccup.

We do not need more taxes. We need those who get tax money to be better stewards of the common treasure. We do not need more laws. We need better enforcement of the laws we already have. We do not need more citizens. We need more of our citizens to obey, honor and sustain the laws. We do not need more regulation. We need to regulate our government. If you would be free, govern yourselves and elect those who do likewise.