On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 01:30:51 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Bill McKee" wrote in message
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But the law even if called does nada. The Federal Government is failing
in one of their primary duties. That is protecting the nation.


I think one of the biggest problems this country has is our political
leaders' tendency to "fix" a problem by simply passing a law. It's lunacy.
Makes the political blow-hards sound like they are on top of the issues, but
the endless barrage of new laws they author and pass are worthless if they
are unenforceable or the will to enforce them is lacking.

Eisboch


Absolutely. That seems to be one of the biggest differences between this country
and Germany, for example. In Germany the laws are enforced.

One law that used to catch a lot of soldiers is that forbidding drinking while
driving. Many times a soldier would be drinking on his way home, and a German
would see him get out of his car with a beer in his hand. The German would then
call the local Polizei who would knock on the soldier's door and give
breathalize him. Then they'd haul his butt downtown.

You don't see the aggressive driving in Germany that you do here, because over
there a citizen can make a report to the cops. A cop isn't required to witness
the behavior.
--
John H

All decisions are the result of binary thinking,
which is why conservatives can see in black and white.