KillerFord1977
SAINT
When it comes to rules, laws, and working a strategy, the playbook by most big corporations and the Federal Govt is “see what sticks, Let the Lawyers sort it out”
The Federal Govt is full of lawyers: 133 in the current Congress alone.
It lends to one discussion on Regulations in the US: For Lawyers, by Lawyers, see if the Common Man objects.
Pelosi said it best: “we have to Pass this
Bill to see what’s in this bill”
So, all branches of federal govt will try whats best for their interest regardless of Constitution or Federal Laws. Sneak one by and see what happens.
Even back in 1964 the public was concerned. Holds true today(see 2nd paragraph below)
Some facts:
NY times Archive from a 1964 Article on the 88th congress:
About the Archive
This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive,
AS Congress prepares to open its second session this week, the bynow‐familiar calls for reform of its rules and procedure are again resounding. Yet in the final analysis much of the criticism turns on the character and quality of the men and women who actually transact the nation's legislative business. While there is no such thing as a “typical” Congressman, what does stand out is that by training and occupation a majority of our Senators and Representatives are lawyers.
Of the 535 members of the 88th Congress, no less than 315 are lawyers. Sixty‐six of the 100 Senators have had legal training, as have 57 per cent, or 249, of those in the House. The second most popular profession in the Congress is that broad category called “businessman,” and it is less than half the size of the legal contingent. It may well be that the Congress has too many lawyers for its own—and the nation's—good. Moreover, the preponderance of lawyers on Capitol Hill reveals some discomforting facts about the supply of people who are available for political careers.
To be sure, lawyers have always played a dominant role in American politics. “The government of democracy is favorable to the political power of lawyers,” Alexis de Tocqueville wrote more than a century ago, and the early history of our nation confirmed his observations. Of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence, 25 were lawyers, as were 31 of the 55 men who served in the Continental Congress. No other country has drawn on its legal profession to a comparable extent. In the British House of Commons, less than a quarter of the M.P.'s are lawyers, and only 15 per cent of the Deputies in the French National Assembly have legal backgrounds.
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Current: 133 members
The Federal Govt is full of lawyers: 133 in the current Congress alone.
It lends to one discussion on Regulations in the US: For Lawyers, by Lawyers, see if the Common Man objects.
Pelosi said it best: “we have to Pass this
Bill to see what’s in this bill”
So, all branches of federal govt will try whats best for their interest regardless of Constitution or Federal Laws. Sneak one by and see what happens.
Even back in 1964 the public was concerned. Holds true today(see 2nd paragraph below)
Some facts:
1. United States
When it comes to the number of lawyers per capita globally, the United States easily has the lead. There are more lawyers per capita in the United States than in any other country. In the United States, there are 1.26 million lawyers. Most lawyers are centered in New York, with California and Florida close behind. Statistics show one lawyer for every 248 residents in the United States.NY times Archive from a 1964 Article on the 88th congress:
About the Archive
This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive,
AS Congress prepares to open its second session this week, the bynow‐familiar calls for reform of its rules and procedure are again resounding. Yet in the final analysis much of the criticism turns on the character and quality of the men and women who actually transact the nation's legislative business. While there is no such thing as a “typical” Congressman, what does stand out is that by training and occupation a majority of our Senators and Representatives are lawyers.
Of the 535 members of the 88th Congress, no less than 315 are lawyers. Sixty‐six of the 100 Senators have had legal training, as have 57 per cent, or 249, of those in the House. The second most popular profession in the Congress is that broad category called “businessman,” and it is less than half the size of the legal contingent. It may well be that the Congress has too many lawyers for its own—and the nation's—good. Moreover, the preponderance of lawyers on Capitol Hill reveals some discomforting facts about the supply of people who are available for political careers.
To be sure, lawyers have always played a dominant role in American politics. “The government of democracy is favorable to the political power of lawyers,” Alexis de Tocqueville wrote more than a century ago, and the early history of our nation confirmed his observations. Of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence, 25 were lawyers, as were 31 of the 55 men who served in the Continental Congress. No other country has drawn on its legal profession to a comparable extent. In the British House of Commons, less than a quarter of the M.P.'s are lawyers, and only 15 per cent of the Deputies in the French National Assembly have legal backgrounds.
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Current: 133 members
