Obama and the DREAM Act
I figured out the analogy for Obama’s little end run around the Congress’ refusal to pass the DREAM Act, which sees him using an executive order to instruct the INS not to crack down on college students and service people who are in this country illegally. It reminds me of the 18 year old who hangs around the liquor store, waiting until someone who isn’t troubled by underage drinking comes along and buys him the booze. The fact that an adult made the purchase doesn’t clear the 18 year old of complicity in the illegal act. It simply means that both the 18 year old and the adult have violated the law.
