Pubdate: Sun, 27 Sep 2015
Source: Sacramento Bee (CA)
Copyright: 2015 The Sacramento Bee
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Author: George Alger

MEDICAL POT AND ENFORCING LAWS

Re "Some marijuana regulation, finally" (Editorials, Sept. 20): We 
are supposed to be a nation of laws and not men - where the rules we 
live by apply to everyone equally. But how can our elected 
representatives compromise on legislation when there is no guarantee 
whether the legislation will be enforced?

A classic example is immigration law and the legalization of 
marijuana. Arizona tried to enforce border security on its own, but 
the court ruled that it could not because border security was a 
federal responsibility and federal law prevails over state law.

On the other hand, we have states legalizing recreational marijuana 
in defiance of federal law, with little or no action taken. This 
selective enforcement creates a danger to our government and our way 
of life far larger than these two issues.

How can we expect our representatives to compromise on important 
issues if they can't have confidence that what they agree to will 
actually get done?

George Alger, Placerville
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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom