Well THIS is an interesting way to frame this debate…

For the first time since the news broke five days ago, Governor Sonny Perdue spoke on why he might veto the adult texting-while-driving ban currently at his desk.

“I’ve got some concerns over the enforceability of that,” Perdue said at a news conference today

The governor has until June 8th to sign all bills into law. The bill in question is S.B. 360, also known as Caleb’s Law. It bans texting while driving for anyone 18 and [younger]; the problematic area is the part that makes it illegal to “read any text based communication.”

Here is Perdue’s example to describe why enforcing that part could be an issue.

“If I get my e-mails and I pick up a smart-phone and read my e-mails, I’m violating the law. But if I print out my e-mails and I have a sheet of paper driving [and look at it], then I haven’t violated the law.

“So those are some of the concerns, and none of this business is black and white.”

The governor was quick to point out that he has not yet made up his mind on the matter.

If I could get past my suspicion that Sonny’s position actually has more to do with preserving an individual’s right to do whatever over the safety of others, I would ask, how important a factor is “enforceability” in determining the validity of a law?

P.S.  11alive made a big fat error and said that S.B. 360 pertained to adults 18 AND OLDER.  It’s actually 18 and YOUNGER.  Therefore I edited the quoted text above.

h/t: Political Insider