We live in a stage of politics, where legislators seem to regard the passage of laws as much more important than the results of their enforcement.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
What I have come to realize over the twenty years when I have worked in different roles as a legislator is that no legislation is as good as the enforcement of it.
I think more important than law is the hearts of people.
The accountability of state legislators is so much more than federal legislators.
The important thing to understand about legislators is that there are dozens of competing interests and issues that occupy them. They are stretched thin.
I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.
I believe in enforcing the laws as written by the Legislature, as signed by the governor.
The laws that we adopt embody the values and mores of our constituents.
As I've learned in my time in the state legislature, important legislation is always a work in progress.
I think members of the legislature, people who have to run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed.
Our elected representatives wisely enacted laws to protect our state and local governments from undue outside influence.