Tag Archives: Lawyers

Elana Kagan’s Nomination To The Supreme Court

Posted on July 1, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the inevitable outcome of the judicial philosophy of Aharon Barak is an oligarchy of judges. There is no other possible outcome of such a philosophy. Elena Kagan, Obama’s newest supreme court nominee, says … Continue reading →

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Poison Ivy in our Gardens

Posted on March 15, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that all legislation that makes the citizen get services from government are like poison ivy in our economic and legal gardens. It takes up space but produces nothing of value. It is intractable and … Continue reading →

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Lawyers and Society

Posted on November 11, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that Lawyers are little more than parasites on the corpus Humana. The job of an attorney is to facilitate transactions between people to allow capitalistic enterprise to work. Attorneys have discovered however that if … Continue reading →

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Why We Need Lawyers

Posted on August 11, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the reason we need lawyers in our society is that people don’t want to be held at their word. It is Hsun Ching’s maxim that the congenital nature of man is evil. By … Continue reading →

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