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To: KLP who wrote (113742)	5/14/2005 2:34:14 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793917

As a lawyer, you have no idea how many laws I see that are selectively enforced. Everything from Social Security cheats to serious criminal infractions. In an ideal world, sure all laws would be enforced, all transgressors punished. Unfortunately, we don't live in an ideal world. Circumstances overpower our ability to enforce all laws. A tight border would cost untold billions to enforce. A 100% enforcement rate on IRS cheats would cost more to enforce than the money it might bring in and create another bloated bureaucracy. The list is endless. Law enforcement resources are limited. Unless you want an enormous federal government enforcing every single law, and are willing to fork over a lot more tax dollars to do so, it is best to accept the fact that not all laws will be enforced and to elect policy makers who are wise with respect to those laws which are stringently enforced. Part of the answer lies in more freedom and fewer laws, but that is a completely different discussion.