Kemp Hannon’s “There Ought To Be A Law” contest for students is a fine educational and public service program…But, I’d rather see him spend his time getting his State Senate and Assembly colleagues to pass “better” laws than they currently do. By “better” I mean: Laws that are so well thought out that, in practice, they don’t turn out to have unintended consequences (usually bad ones) and unforeseen “loopholes” one could drive a truck through.
Laws that will be strictly enforced by police, district attorneys, prosecutors, judges, prison officials, and parole board members.
