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On the recordMay 19, 2009
If people are not obeying existing law because the Government is not adequately enforcing existing law, what makes us think that any new laws will make a difference?
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J.D. Hayworth
Arizona

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Questions the effectiveness of new laws if current laws are not enforced.

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