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Lt. Governor Amy Tuck announced yesterday she is changing parties to become a Republican. One reason is the excessive influence she says trial lawyers have over the Democratic Party.

Wow! An honest democrat!

By the way, the poorest counties in Mississippi no longer have obstetrical or trauma care, having been decimated by the utterly corrupt lawyer industry. The judges also receive blatant pay-offs as documented on the Overlawyered.com web site.

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An OB/GYN friend of mine just opened up his own office (Ohio) and had to come up with $70,000 down payment for malpractice insurance (now he can afford the monthly premium). He invested almost his entire life savings...

The madness needs to stop somewhere, and TORT reform seems like the best avenue. The American Dream is no longer owning a home, it is hitting the jackpot. A lawsuit seems to have better odds than the lottery, eh?