Scott Walker made a statement this week when confronted by a Hispanic family who asked him why he was willing to "tear their family apart". He was respectful and sympathetic while reminding them that this is a country of laws. And if we don't like our laws, we need to change them not disobey them.
I wonder how many people believe that we are still a country of laws? We have a law that the President must be a natural born citizen. Is he? We have a law that the President must uphold the Constitution. Does he? We have a system where Congress makes laws. Do they? We have a legal immigration system. Do we enforce it? We have a Veteran's Administration that is charged with the healthcare of our Veterans. Are they doing their job?
More and more our politics consists of backroom deals, purchased votes, lies and deceit. Self serving politicians have no qualms about ignoring the will of the people to further their own careers. The interests of the country are frequently given a back seat to the international agenda.
Back to Scott Walker. Yes, we are a country of laws. It is high time we enforced our laws.
Bruce Butler
