I was sitting here thinking about that and your use of "it's the law" (which, for some reason, a FReeper decided is something bad to say).
I realized that just as the other side criticizes people for being "politically incorrect", our own are just as bad when we don't use verbage to their liking.
They always come back with "THE PEOPLE DID NOT MAKE THOSE LAWS, SO THEY DON'T APPLY TO ME".
But, in reality the people did make the law.
By voting your legislator into office, you are entrusting him to make laws that are necessary for the well being of the Republic.
you may not have voted for a particular legislator, the majority did.
And if you don't vote, don't complain.
The problem now is special interest groups, and their money. I think every law should be put up for a vote, and let the people decide if they want that law, be it State or Federal. That will put an end to special interest groups.