Henry The Sixth, Part 2 Act 4, scene 2, 71–78
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Dear Editor:
I have thought long and hard about this and have come to the conclusion that we should bar lawyers from serving as elected officials.
Many lawyers, because they hold themselves above the rest of us mere mortals, often see themselves above the rules that the rest of society has to abide by. If there is a loophole they can devise, you can rest assured that they will find it.
After all, what does a legal practice actually bring to the table? They produce nothing materially. They contribute nothing to the National Gross Product. If anything, they take from producers in the form of huge verdicts on behalf of their clients and keep a good chunk of the percentage for their services and expenses.
On the other hand, if you put a successful entrepreneur in public office, you can be sure that he will watch over the money as if it were his. He won't be giving it away because he know show hard it is to earn it and won't waste it like a lawyer would. There's a reason why some lawyers are called "rainmakers." A rainmaker is one who files the initial lawsuit that spurs others to make it rain money on themselves.
The U.S. Congress initially wanted to keep lawyers from serving in the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. The story of the missing 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is instructive in that it banned nobility and titles of monarchy in this country. Many lawyers call themselves "Esquires," a title of nobility they grant themselves.
Besides, if you put a lawyer in charge of writing the laws, it is clearly a conflict of interest since they will write them to their benefit.
Think about it. Richard Nixon was a lawyer and he got indicted and almost impeached before he resigned. The guy who pardoned him, his successor Gerald Ford, was also a lawyer. Even though the evidence was overwhelming and Nixon went as far as destroying some of the tapes which showed he had a direct hand in subverting the laws, he got off scott free because of Ford's pardon.
If the missing 13th Amendment were restored, "special interests" and "immunities" might be rendered unconstitutional. The prohibition against "honors" (privileges) would compel the entire government to operate under the same laws as the citizens of this nation.
Without their current personal immunities (honors), U.S. judges and I.R.S. agents (read lawyers) would be unable to abuse common citizens without fear of legal liability.
If this 13th Amendment were restored, the entire U.S. Government would have to conduct itself according to the same standards of decency, respect, law, and liability as the rest of the nation. If this Amendment and the term "honor" were applied today, U.S. Government's ability to systematically coerce and abuse the public would be all but eliminated.
Imagine! A government without special privileges or immunities. How could we describe it? It would be ... almost like ... a government ... of the people ... by the people ... for the people!
Imagine: a government ... whose members were truly accountable to the public; a government that could not systematically exploit its own people! It's unheard of ... it's never been done before. Not ever in the entire history of the world.
Now, I realize that a worldwide ban on lawyers being public officials is a reach, but we can start locally with city and county government before we delve into the state and national governments. The sooner, the better.
12 comments:
Some lawyers elected to public posts in Cameron County are social parasites.
Well, they are Mexican lawyers. Are they a scrounge because they are Mexicans or because they are lawyers.
There are many corrupt public officials in Cameron County that are not lawyers, but they are all Mexican. What is the common trait here?
Corruption comes in many creeds and colors you moron
The corruption in Cameron County is most often found, or has been found, in the judiciary....the lawyers and judges. But, the Cameron County Democratic Party under the leadership (or influence) of guys like Gilberto Hinojosa (also a lawyer) has created a culture in which Democrats and lawyers feel a sense of "superiority" and willingly take advantage of the ignorance of the public. Gilberto and his corrupt Democrats take advantage of the ignorance in their own Hispanic community. Our beloved local anthropologist Tony Zavaleta, Ph.D, tells us that corruption is a part of the Mexican culture, so we should just accept it (corruption). Local attorneys much prefer public service to really working for a living....leeches.
All lawyers are liars and thieves. They will say and do anything to get their way and take peoples money.
Joanthan Gracias, Erin Hernandez, Obamma, Tony Mtz, El Pendejo "De Leon", Armando villalobos, Luis saenz, Hinojosa, one of the Sucios, the Marranos (Sanchez), the list goes on and on.....
Are we better or with Carlos e. cesar Lopez, ernie, Otis, Joe rdz, el Baboso de Rick Longoria, Sofie, Joe Rivera, Jessica La Tonta "tetru", Debbie ls pendeja "portillo", o La chisquiada gowen? Todos son Ratas de dos patas, that should keep Limas and Villalobos company???
So if the author got arrested and was being prosecuted by a lawyer (only lawyers can serve as the County Attorney or District Attorney) and appeared before a judge (all judges are lawyers except in counties so small that the county judge acts as the judge hearing misdemeanor cases in which case it might not be a lawyer), would the author represent him or herself so as not to indulge the social parasitic, holier than thou scourge of society? What if the author were getting a divorce and their spouse hired a lawyer, would they tempt fate and go pro se?
Lawyers are people and as such they are not perfect. And the law does not require anyone to be represented by a lawyer if they really want to represent themselves. But the law does not cut anyone any slack. All are expected to know the code, procedure, and rules of evidence. And I hate to break it to the author, but learning all that code isn't easy. Otherwise, there would not be a shortage of attorneys in both the country and the valley.
More importantly, if the author wants an elected official to not be a lawyer, the SOLUTION is simple: run for office. Do it. We have had numerous non-lawyers as elected officials: Sen. Lucio, Carlos Cascos, Ruben Hinojosa. Solomon Ortiz. Which one is your hero?
Of course lawyers should be banned. It's a direct conflict of interest. Why not start it in b'ville. Then we say we got one thing right.
That's why we need to elect TRUMP/CARSON 2016
"Corruption comes in many creeds and colors you moron"
Indeed there are corrupt individuals in every segment of humanity. That said, corruption in Mexico and the Borderlands is the rule and not the exception. Here we have a corrupt culture and not just a few corrupt individuals. That may not be something you want to hear, but that does not make it untrue.
One lawyer in town who is really honest and caring is Brian Jannis.
If the culture is so bad down here, what are you doing staying here? Take your ignorant views and hit the road.
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