Questions

I had an experience the other day that made me ask myself a few simple questions. I went to renew my automobile license tags. When my number was called, I realized the I did not have my current insurance cards with me. Having recently moved near the time the updated cards were sent, I had not yet received them. The clerk informed me that without the card I could not renew the license tag for my automobile.

I am a average, law-abiding citizen aside from the occasional speed deviations. However, I am now driving illegally until I get my new cards in the mail, and then renew my tags and get a new sticker. Because I am a law-abiding citizen, this actually matters to me and I will now need to take time out of my schedule to expedite the new cards and new tags. But, in the mean time, I still need to drive to work every day. By doing so, I am taking a risk of being caught and cited for driving without current tags and for not having an updated insurance card. Keep in mind that my insurance is paid in full and everything is up to date. I just don't have a current card that attests to this fact. If I do get pulled over, the price will be high I am certain. If I do get stopped for not having the right color tag on my vehicle, the police will then have the opportunity to run my plates, my driver's license and find out everything about me as it pertains to my legal status and record. If I had an outstanding warrant, they could legally take me into custody and I would be required to pay whatever penalty was due.

However, if I were an illegal alien pulled over for not having a tag, I would be issued a ticket and sent on my way. Even though, I am guilty of violating the borders of the United States and I do not belong here. By virtue of the fact that I am here illegally, I am showing my contempt for the law. Yet, in this case the law turns a blind eye. This made me think of another question, do illegals have insurance and registration tags for their cars? If so, how did they get them? If not, how are they driving? The logical conclusion is that the law only applies if you respect the law. If you don't then it must not apply. Adding insult to injury is the realization that the same law that they blatantly disregard then enables them to continue breaking the law and actually be rewarded for their crimes i.e. free health care, free education, free citizenship for their illegal offspring and then ultimately a free ticket to stay in the US. All of this is the reward for choosing to break the law.

With all of this incentive to violate the law, what is the incentive to keep it? I can save a lot of money if I just don't pay for the new tags. If I choose to disobey the law about paying taxes, I could save even more. If I show my contempt for that law will they give me a pass? So much for the impartiality and blindness of the law.