Posted on 02/07/2011 6:00:33 AM PST by A Strict Constructionist
As someone who teaches at a law school, and sees his students go out into the world, I am predisposed to like law. When I practiced law at a big firm here in Washington, D.C., I enjoyed it and I felt like we helped our clients with their problems, more often than not.
But a lot of people out there don't like lawyers, and think that the legal profession is harming the country. And I'm beginning to think that they might have a point.
The New York Times recently reported on the problems of an American entrepreneur in Greece. Though Greek political leaders desperately want new businesses to start up there - to help Greece's imploding economy and dreadful balance of trade - the barriers in terms of regulation and legal confusion are very high. The Times reports:
Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2011/02/sunday-reflection-does-america-have-lawyer-problem-or-law-problem#ixzz1DHUjnBl2
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Non-productive parasites.
I agree.
“What law cant you understand?”
According to most lawyers, all of them. We non members of the bar should not be allowed to interpret anything from the viewpoint of lawyers. From my viewpoint I understand what they say but often disagree with the judges interpretation. The interpretation is usually to the advantage of the lawyers. Ever been involved in a class action suit? Legalized robbery.
“I know there are laws we dont like (such as the tax code) but eliminating lawyers wouldnt eliminate taxes.”
I forgot to mention in the previous post that this isn’t remotely related to the original post, except possibley for the point that many legislators are lawyers. In that case eliminating lawyers would probably help the tax code which is written to obscure not make clear.
Once a seed is sown and watered the plant will grow. It needs an occasional pruning. We haven't pruned and the plant is taking over the yard.
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