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Lawyers and Politicians

Byhenry February 3, 2017

We like to hate lawyers, but the real problem with our laws is that they are written by politicians.

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Anti Any War
Byhenry April 27, 2007
One has to wonder what some politicians are thinking, when one considers the following exchange (via MSNBC): It wasnt so easy for Obama to avoid the firebombs from the two peaceniks on stage. Kucinich upbraided his rival for talking tough about the use of force against Iran. I think that it’s important for people to…
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The Art of Not Waging War
Byhenry March 20, 2011
As we become involved in the conflict in Lybia, I’ve been reflecting on the American strategy–or lack thereof–in foreign policy. To the extent that we have such a strategy it appears to be big on expenses on low on good results. I’m not a pacifist, and I certainly won’t object to seeing Gaddafi out of…
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FTC Disclosure Rules for Blogs
Byhenry October 12, 2009
Over on my company blog I indicated that these rules were generally common sense, as in if you make money off of something you should disclose the fact that you do. Of course, you can’t count on the government to use common sense even in implementing common sense. Thus somehow if print news organizations get…
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As Everyone Trades Scripts
Byhenry November 9, 2016
I commented on Monday that there was no possibility I’d be happy with the result after election day. (Considering my previous post on probability, perhaps I should have said <0.1%!) I can now tell you that I’m approximately as unhappy as I expected to be. My unhappiness will probably have dissipated to ordinary levels by…
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Please Remember: The Election is about More than the Presidency
Byhenry October 25, 2016
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….
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Public Financing, Integrity, and Mixed Emotions
Byhenry June 19, 2008
Barack Obama has opted out of public financing for his presidential campaign. I greet this event with mixed emotions. On the one hand, Obama said that he would accept public financing and the limits that go with it. He is a supporter (or so he says) of public financing. Thus there is a question of…
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2 Comments

Brian says:

February 3, 2017 at 7:29 pm

But most of our politicians ARE lawyers or went to law school.

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1. Henry Neufeld says:
  
  February 3, 2017 at 8:11 pm
  
  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!
  
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