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Putting to rest the silly 'so you always drive 65 or under, right?' talking point. [View All]

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Lance_Boyle

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Thu May-20-10 12:51 PM
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Putting to rest the silly 'so you always drive 65 or under, right?' talking point.

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Those who pull this one out are not really arguing what they think they are arguing. Their disingenuous little game most often goes like this:

Rational person: "Entering the country without documentation is against the law, and those who do it should be deported."

Would-be Sophist: "So it's all about the law? I guess you never drive over the speed limit, then?"

Question for the would-be sophists here: Do you really think that people who are stopped for speeding should, instead of being ticketed and fined, be given a special license - only available to speeders who have been caught - exempting them from posted speed limits forevermore?

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