How Bail Reform Creates Selective Enforcement of the Law and Ultimately Leads to Justice for No One
In his March 27, 2026, opinion piece, Michael D. Morrison, argues that America has entered a dangerous era of selective enforcement, where some laws are applied rigorously while others are quietly ignored or softened for political or ideological reasons. Morrison, the 2026 PBUS National Bail Agent of the Year and President of the Mississippi Bail Agents Association, warns that this double standard is not compassion — it is the steady erosion of the rule of law. Once citizens believe enforcement decisions are driven more by ideology than by consistent principle, public trust collapses, cynicism grows, and the social contract fractures.
Morrison focuses heavily on immigration as a prime example. He points out that while U.S. politicians increasingly treat border enforcement as extreme or unkind, nearly every other sovereign nation — including Mexico, France, Spain, Russia, and the United Kingdom — maintains clear mechanisms for detention, deportation, fines, and expulsion of unlawful entrants. He notes that no other country allows foreign visitors to vote in national elections or receive special exemptions simply because enforcement feels politically inconvenient. Morrison also criticizes New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s calls to abolish ICE and reduce police involvement in certain responses, viewing these moves as symptoms of a deeper discomfort with enforcement itself.
Ultimately, Morrison contends that true fairness and justice require consistent enforcement across the board. Selective non-enforcement creates a two-tiered system — one set of rules for the politically favored and another for everyone else. He warns that if immigration law, theft, traffic laws, or any other regulation can be ignored based on sympathy or ideology, then no law is truly safe. The solution, he argues, is not less order or less accountability, but the courage to apply the law evenly and without apology.
An excerpt from the article is below as well as a link to the full article.
Selective Enforcement Is Not Justice
There are national stories making headlines right now that leave me asking a very simple question: when did we decide that some laws matter and some laws do not? I do not mean that as a slogan. I mean it is a serious question about the direction of this country and the integrity of our institutions. Because once government starts telling the public that one set of laws should be enforced with urgency while another set should be softened, ignored, or treated as optional, the result is not compassion. READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE>>>
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