It was just announced that the prisoners from Gitmo will be brought to a maximum security prison in Illinois. It won’t happen quickly because the law is in the way. It happens to be against the law to bring enemy combatants, captured outside the country, into the country for imprisonment and trial. But no problem, the lawmakers (lawyers) will just change the law! (more…)
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Are we a Nation of Laws? Or Lawyers?
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009Why do we keep electing lawyers?
Monday, September 28th, 2009Does anyone find it odd that the Secretary of Agriculture is not a farmer but an attorney? The president and vice-president are lawyers. Most of the house and senate are lawyers. Is the Secretary of Health a medical professional? Nope. Is the Director of the CIA an expert in intelligence or war? Nope. Is the Secretary of Commerce a business person? Nope. They are all lawyers. What are we thinking? (more…)