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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety
OK .... let us examine the ignorance of that one statement. The system of government in the United States has three branches. Executive, Legislative and Judicial. Are you with me so far??
The Legislative branch of our government is made up of elected representatives who, once elected to either (1) the House of Representatives (number of members determined by population, and (2) the Senate (two per state). It is the Legislative branch of the government that proposes, drafts, and debates laws in the United States.
There is no requirement of a law degree in order to be a member of the Legislative branch. Therefore, even if every attorney left DC ... the same people writing the laws (in their typically convoluted manner) would still be there.
Ditto the Executive branch. No requirement of a law degree. Not really relevant to the statement, but just saying.
Now, what you would have, if every attorney left DC, is an absent Judicial Branch. Oh, there would be people there, just no one with any understanding of the law. Oh, and no one to provide a free defense to the indigent. How .... lovely.  |
If every attorney left Washington we would most certainly be left with many fewer congressmen (and women) according to the ABA, in 2006 53% of all senators and 36% of all congressmen were formerly attorneys. So yes, while not a requirement, it seems that indeed attorneys play a very large role in writing the laws as well as interpreting said laws within the judicial branch. I don't believe I am quite as ignorant of how our government works as you seem to think, and in fact I believe that sometimes it is best to take our learning outside of books and actually understand how it relates to real world applications,but I really do appreciate you stooping to our lowly level for your quick crash course in civics.