Senator Creigh Deeds, Here’s My Point
Even at an old age of 63 I’ve retained a lot of my childhood idealism and sense of American government that was taught by equally idealistic history and social studies public school teachers. The words – actual words of heroic and enlightened Virginians still ring in my ears – patriots such as Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry. So Senator Deeds I make no apology for holding you up in comparison. You are a lawyer, even hoped to be the state’s top cop – so let me take you through this piece of my logic. • Citizens should be law abiding. • Ignorance of the law is no excuse. • Citizens can’t pick and choose which laws they will obey. • To selectively enforce laws rather than consistently enforce laws would deride respect for the law. • It is reasonable that Virginians equally respect all laws in the Virginia Code. • It is unreasonable for Virginians to presuppose what Virginia law may be in conflict with federal law or federal court ruling. Further, as we are all adults here: • Virginia...