Author Topic: Democrats heroically protect lawyers (Read 580 times)

ra · « **on:** October 23, 2003, 09:08:10 AM »

The lawsuit industry was protected once again by Democrats.

lawyers PWN the Democrat party

Sandman · « **Reply #1 on:** October 23, 2003, 09:51:39 AM »

This is the most offensive part of it all:

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Even Democrats acknowledged that yesterday's vote could hurt them in future elections.

These bastards are not in DC to represent their interests. They are there for us. Time to send the lot of them back home to real jobs.

texace · « **Reply #2 on:** October 23, 2003, 09:53:21 AM »

Do they even know how to do real jobs anymore?

DiabloTX · « **Reply #3 on:** October 23, 2003, 09:58:53 AM »

This one offended me the most...bastage.

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The reform effort lost just one Republican, Sen. Richard C. Shelby of Alabama. Mr. Shelby, a lawyer, has gotten $617,920 in political contributions this election cycle from the legal industry, the sixth-highest amount among federal officeholders and tops among Republican legislators.

^What Sandman said...*ShruG

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #4 on:** October 23, 2003, 10:02:57 AM »

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The reform effort lost just one Republican, Sen. Richard C. Shelby of Alabama. Mr. Shelby, a lawyer, has gotten $617,920 in political contributions this election cycle from the legal industry, the sixth-highest amount among federal officeholders and tops among Republican legislators.

Merely a coincidence, of course...

texace · « **Reply #5 on:** October 23, 2003, 10:04:29 AM »

*waves hand*

Yes, mearly a coincidnece.

Gadfly · « **Reply #6 on:** October 23, 2003, 10:04:54 AM »

Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, Connecticut Democrat, took right to the Senate floor and said he is "committed to class-action reform," but opposed yesterday's attempt at it because he hadn't been more involved in the drafting of the bill.

That is the one I like. Translated to english, it means: "It was a good bill, but they wouldn't let me take credit for it, so F' em"

lazs2 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 23, 2003, 01:17:30 PM »

and they wonder why we throw em out for actors and wrestlers... I would vote for a boxboy at the supermarket over a politician.
lazs

Sixpence · « **Reply #8 on:** October 23, 2003, 01:19:32 PM »

Being a lawyer is like being a cop, no one likes one until they need one.

Gadfly · « **Reply #9 on:** October 23, 2003, 01:32:13 PM »

They may not like Cops, but I bet the respect them.

Sixpence · « **Reply #10 on:** October 23, 2003, 01:36:25 PM »

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Originally posted by Gadfly
They may not like Cops, but I bet the respect them.

Not liking a cop until they need one is a phrase used by cops.

Gadfly · « **Reply #11 on:** October 23, 2003, 01:40:19 PM »

Ah, I wouldn't know, I have always liked AND respected them. Lawyers, I have never needed, liked or respected, except on a personal, social level.

Sixpence · « **Reply #12 on:** October 23, 2003, 01:52:40 PM »

So if you needed a lawyer, and he did a good job protecting you, you would still dislike and not respect him?

ra · « **Reply #13 on:** October 23, 2003, 02:05:51 PM »

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Originally posted by Sixpence
So if you needed a lawyer, and he did a good job protecting you, you would still dislike and not respect him?

The point is that the lawsuit industry is out of control. We don't allow cops to kick down doors and search homes at random, yet lawyers are free to abuse the legal system for their own greedy ends. Other industrialized countries get by just fine with a fraction of number the of lawyers we have.

ra

Sixpence · « **Reply #14 on:** October 23, 2003, 02:11:51 PM »

We are a porduct of who we elect. They put the laws in, not the lawyers.