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Definition of lawful

I was curious what would be in Tuesday morning’s Spokesman-Review referring to Monday night’s Spokane City Council debacle. Since I’m one who would rather watch Channel 5 than brave the slushy elements, I commend those who made an effort to make their wishes known.

After Council President Ben Stuckart’s temper tantrum and the TV screen went dark, I almost turned it off. Councilman Jon Snyder invited guests to continue giving testimony. The presentation by those advocating repealing Spokane’s sanctuary city status was cogent, clear and concise.

The question seemed to be the definition of lawful and lawlessness and what does illegal mean.

“Every society has some people who don’t respect the law. But, when it is the people in charge of the law, like the President of the United States and his Attorney General who don’t respect the law, that is when we are in big trouble,” Thomas Sowell said.

Ray Kuhn

Spokane

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