[JennysCool]

I honestly can't believe that even the most perceptive FReepers don't follow the money on literally everything . I'll repeat: Washington is composed of lawyers. The President is an (apparently completely inept) lawyer, the Congress is pretty much all lawyers. The Supreme Court is most assuredly composed of lawyers, of course. Everything they do, from EPA wetland BS to "gay marriage" is designed to employ lawyers at every level in this freaking nation, from small town to big city. Imagine a nation completely dedicated to the enrichment of car mechanics, or tech workers. This nation's "leadership" is, at least presently, completely dedicated to the enrichment of one profession: lawyers. Only when this insane focus on one line of work ends will we achieve some kind of sanity.

[mylife]

Ted Cruz is a Lawyer too.

Generally Lawyers are best at interpreting law.

It’s a damn shame most of them are crooks.

[Cementjungle]

Being overrun by greedy lawyer-types in government is just another symptom. The root cause of our problems goes much deeper than that I believe.

[okie01]

This nation's "leadership" is, at least presently, completely dedicated to the enrichment of one profession: lawyers.

And, historically, who are the customers most responsible for enriching the legal profession, one might ask.

Might I suggest corporations on the one hand. And criminals -- in particular, drug cartels -- on the other.

[RobbyS]

Case in point is that Japan has fewer than 50,000 lawyers. In Germany, lawyers have a much lesser role, because the law is so much more codified. Disputes are therefore much easier to sett led. Of course, the American example has been a bad on for the Germans, especially as the judges—and lawyers— want to gain more power.

[Neoliberalnot]

Yep, and look what profession has put the US in this mess. I have been saying for a decade that lawyers should not be allowed to own/hold political offices.