Statement of Political Genius:
My response:
Never vote for a lawyer because "all lawyers are against tort reform?"
Wow. That's a pretty sweeping generalization about the 1.1 million lawyers we have in this country. I'll be the attorneys and their minions over there at the RNC and ATRA would take issue with your facts...
The irony is priceless! Here's a guy who was injured and then compensated by the civil justice system, who, if he had his way, would deny others that compensation! Holy crap, you could cut that irony with a knife...
Another one of my favorite ironies: It really makes me grin a bit when people use the phrase "First, let's kill all the lawyers" as an indictment of the profession. What most people don't realize is the fact that Shakespeare actually used this dialogue to praise the legal profession. Yes, that's right.
The line comes from Henry VI. It is spoken by Dick the Butcher, who is, as his name implies, a brutal killer and would-be overthrower of the crown. Basically, the dialogue arises during a discussion between Dick and his brother as to what they will do once they have overthrown the King and assumed power--the first thing they'll do is kill the lawyers. This is classic Shakespearean Irony: The fact that they are evil rogues intent on pillaging the nation, in part by eliminating the learned class and the protectors of the rights of the public, shows that what Shakespeare meant is that lawyers are the protectors of liberty and rational thought, and the last line of defense against tyranny.
Nothing has changed to this day.
Just like the movie "A day without a Mexican," people complain and complain about lawyers, but when we're gone, society crumbles.
"I would never vote for a lawyer because all lawyers are against tort reform."
My response:
Never vote for a lawyer because "all lawyers are against tort reform?"
Wow. That's a pretty sweeping generalization about the 1.1 million lawyers we have in this country. I'll be the attorneys and their minions over there at the RNC and ATRA would take issue with your facts...
The irony is priceless! Here's a guy who was injured and then compensated by the civil justice system, who, if he had his way, would deny others that compensation! Holy crap, you could cut that irony with a knife...
Another one of my favorite ironies: It really makes me grin a bit when people use the phrase "First, let's kill all the lawyers" as an indictment of the profession. What most people don't realize is the fact that Shakespeare actually used this dialogue to praise the legal profession. Yes, that's right.
The line comes from Henry VI. It is spoken by Dick the Butcher, who is, as his name implies, a brutal killer and would-be overthrower of the crown. Basically, the dialogue arises during a discussion between Dick and his brother as to what they will do once they have overthrown the King and assumed power--the first thing they'll do is kill the lawyers. This is classic Shakespearean Irony: The fact that they are evil rogues intent on pillaging the nation, in part by eliminating the learned class and the protectors of the rights of the public, shows that what Shakespeare meant is that lawyers are the protectors of liberty and rational thought, and the last line of defense against tyranny.
Nothing has changed to this day.
Just like the movie "A day without a Mexican," people complain and complain about lawyers, but when we're gone, society crumbles.
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