Lawyers and Politicians
We like to hate lawyers, but the real problem with our laws is that they are written by politicians.
We like to hate lawyers, but the real problem with our laws is that they are written by politicians.
Looking at obeying God’s laws because they are wonderful, going beyond “God said it and I do it.”
Here. Read this! Hard to choose a line to quote, but … Conformed people can achieve nothing. Â Transformed people can be the instruments of God and hence the instruments of change. Go read the rest. Unlike me, Jim is quite succinct.
There’s a good article on MSNBC.com titled: Fundamental failures led to current Iraq crisis. My arguments against the war have been primarily based no the first point: Lesson 1: Select an attainable objective While the Administration tried to build a case against Saddam on the basis of weapons of mass destruction, a principal motivation, ironically,…
Franklin Graham is quoted by the Huffington Post as saying that the President Trump’s refugee ban is not a Bible topic. He actually said a bit more, but “not a Bible topic” is going to be the quote that follows him all the (remaining) days of his life. And well it should, though I think…
I’ve read recent stories that speculate that Donald Trump’s problems may depress Republican turnout and make a problem for down-ticket candidates. On the other hand, I’ve read that lack of enthusiasm for Clinton may depress Democratic turnout and be bad for the chances of down-tick Democrats. These things disturb me in a completely non-partisan way….
I think this article is great, and quite accurate, from my non-expert perspective: Why Anti-Authoritarians Are Diagnosed as Mentally Ill
But most of our politicians ARE lawyers or went to law school.
Yes, but when practicing as a politician, they think differently. They write a law so people will support their vote for it, then practicing lawyers have to interpret them. Even if the same person did both it would be like two different people!