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Is It “Deeply Offensive” to Enforce the Law?
Powerline ^ | 2/12/17 | John Hinderacker

Posted on 02/12/2017 6:31:34 PM PST by markomalley

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1 posted on 02/12/2017 6:31:34 PM PST by markomalley
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There have been properly passed laws in this society, and many others, that would have been disturbing if not impossible to enforce, had that been my job.

‘Lawful’ does not equal morally right. That is a universal regardless of one’s political persuasion.


2 posted on 02/12/2017 6:36:43 PM PST by RedStateRocker (Nuke Mecca, deport all illegal aliens, abolish the IRS, DEA and ATF.)
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So at Penn St. it’s “deeply offensive” to expect people to obey the laws of this country. How do they feel about stealing identities, Social Security numbers, and student aid? Penn St. is encouraging lawlessness, and parents should know this before enrolling their students there.


3 posted on 02/12/2017 6:40:25 PM PST by txrefugee
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To: markomalley

Everything that is good about America is offensive to liberals.


4 posted on 02/12/2017 6:41:19 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)
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Penn State finds this deeply offensive...the building? The campus? What part of Penn State has developed feelings?

When people don’t want to take responsibility, they resort to third person. When they really don’t want to take responsibility, they resort to...what? Blaming their feelings on a building?


5 posted on 02/12/2017 6:41:44 PM PST by Gen.Blather (n)
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So how do we determine differences between laws and morally right actions? That may be the crux of the issue when it comes to dealing with illegal aliens.


6 posted on 02/12/2017 6:42:40 PM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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ask’them’that when obama was president. remember the enforcement. no mercy for opposition at all.

they are scared shiiteless that we have someone on the other side with the guts to govern like they have governed.


7 posted on 02/12/2017 6:43:02 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: markomalley

Offensive to the morons breaking the law. Tough shiit.


8 posted on 02/12/2017 6:46:49 PM PST by GoldenPup
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To: markomalley

After all those years of Clinton and Obama lawlessness, I guess laws ARE offensive now, unless they are against white male Christians.


9 posted on 02/12/2017 6:51:16 PM PST by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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If a Leftist is enforcing the law, it is wonderful.

If a Conservative is enforcing the law, it is terrible.

That is the mindset we are dealing with. Complete moral relativism.

Might makes Right.


10 posted on 02/12/2017 6:53:16 PM PST by marktwain (We wanted to tell our side of the story. We hope by us telling our story...)
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I’m sure if someone put up a poster saying that everyone should report those who MIGHT have unregistered firearms, they would think that was fine.

Enforcing ONLY the laws they like is what liberals are all about. 0bama didn’t agree with the immigration laws, she he told ICE, the Border Patrol, and everyone else to put enforce them. 0bama didn’t like certain drug laws, and started releasing people convicted of drug offenses.


11 posted on 02/12/2017 6:54:06 PM PST by euram
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To: markomalley

As it is written, in Jesse Stone novels:
“I’m in the legal/illegal business, not the right or wrong business.”

Enforcing the law is, and has always been an ‘offense’, to the criminal, who has always thought themselves, apart, separate, and beyond the law.


12 posted on 02/12/2017 6:54:54 PM PST by Terry L Smith
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To: markomalley

It is not “deeply offensive” in the least if the law is constitutional. It is deeply offensive, perhaps worse, if a constitutional law is not enforced and ignoring its enforcement does demonstrable harm to the citizens that abide by it and are protected by it.


13 posted on 02/12/2017 6:55:43 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Read “letter from a Birmingham jail”


14 posted on 02/12/2017 6:59:03 PM PST by kvanbrunt2 (all your base are belong to us)
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Penn State has given us apparent coverups and truly offensive behavior regarding pedophilia and a climate change research scandal. Now “the University” claims that a poster urging people to follow the law is “deeply offensive.” Also, they just hired Joe Biden, which hire comes with a near guarantee of future actual “deeply offensive” professorial statements. What would it take to close that University?


15 posted on 02/12/2017 6:59:27 PM PST by Jubal Harshaw
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For liberals it is. Whatever law they don’t like they won’t obey and then protest and riot over it.


16 posted on 02/12/2017 7:05:54 PM PST by SkyDancer (Ambition Without Talent Is Sad, Talent Without Ambition Is Worse)
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To: markomalley

Why can’t illegals apply for student visas like the other students from their countries?


17 posted on 02/12/2017 7:34:32 PM PST by fluorescence
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What is really offensive is allowing fraudulently documented foreigners to ignore ALL of our laws with impunity.
Illegal aliens don’t just break in, they then use fraudulent documents, work illegally, drive drunk, collect benefits they are not eligible to receive, file fraudulent tax returns to collect refunds that are not legitimate and rip off the taxpayers.

I’m sick of people who value illegal aliens more than their fellow citizens.


18 posted on 02/12/2017 7:48:13 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: fluorescence

Once they crossed the border without permission they became illegal aliens.
Visas are issued to foreign nationals in their countries.
Nothing is stopping them from returning home and applying.


19 posted on 02/12/2017 7:52:43 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: markomalley

OTOH, reporting your neighbor to the Thought Police is encouraged, and will soon be mandatory.


20 posted on 02/12/2017 9:48:14 PM PST by mumblypeg (Make America Macho Again.)
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