Back to our point earlier of, oh, I know how we're going to save money. We're just going to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse. Great. You can't just say we're going to do this. Whenever you have a system of laws in place that are being broken, there is a grave risk that by not enforcing those laws, you will cheapen the rule of law itself. Not just the law that's being broken, but the dynamic in which we as citizens in a free republic choose voluntarily, most of us mercifully to abide by the law. (1:23:18–1:23:35)
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Asserts that failing to enforce laws undermines the rule of law.
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