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Title: Democrats heroically protect lawyers
Post by: ra on October 23, 2003, 09:08:10 AM
The lawsuit industry was protected once again by Democrats.

lawyers PWN the Democrat party (http://www.washtimes.com/national/20031022-115704-7759r.htm)
Title: Democrats heroically protect lawyers
Post by: Sandman 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.
Title: Democrats heroically protect lawyers
Post by: texace on October 23, 2003, 09:53:21 AM
Do they even know how to do real jobs anymore?
Title: Democrats heroically protect lawyers
Post by: DiabloTX 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
Title: Democrats heroically protect lawyers
Post by: GRUNHERZ 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...  :rolleyes:
Title: Democrats heroically protect lawyers
Post by: texace on October 23, 2003, 10:04:29 AM
*waves hand*

Yes, mearly a coincidnece.
Title: Democrats heroically protect lawyers
Post by: Gadfly 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"
Title: Democrats heroically protect lawyers
Post by: lazs2 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
Title: Democrats heroically protect lawyers
Post by: Sixpence on October 23, 2003, 01:19:32 PM
Being a lawyer is like being a cop, no one likes one until they need one.
Title: Democrats heroically protect lawyers
Post by: Gadfly on October 23, 2003, 01:32:13 PM
They may not like Cops, but I bet the respect them.
Title: Democrats heroically protect lawyers
Post by: Sixpence 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.
Title: Democrats heroically protect lawyers
Post by: Gadfly 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.
Title: Democrats heroically protect lawyers
Post by: Sixpence 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?
Title: Democrats heroically protect lawyers
Post by: ra 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
Title: Democrats heroically protect lawyers
Post by: Sixpence on October 23, 2003, 02:11:51 PM
We are a porduct of who we elect. They put the laws in, not the lawyers.
Title: Democrats heroically protect lawyers
Post by: DmdNexus on October 23, 2003, 03:04:19 PM
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Originally posted by ra
The point is that the lawsuit industry is out of control.  
ra


Wait a minute... it's juries and judges who decide if the cases have merit and what damages to award....

Could it be that Judges and Juries don't have any common sense to see through the fraud that these lawyers are foisting upon them?

Or could it be that the law suits do have merit and the big corperations which are being sued have caused substatial damage to consumers?

Like the Dalcon shield, breast implants, Ford Pintos, Thalidamide...
Love Canal... 3 mile island... What's that case... Brockerwitch was on?

I guess the common jury is just a bunch of morons... just like the average American... right?

Is that what you anti-class action people are saying?
Title: Democrats heroically protect lawyers
Post by: Mighty1 on October 23, 2003, 06:19:54 PM
^ excuse me but what is a Judge? A lawyer who is in charge!

Most lawyers are scum..not all but most.

Jurys are selected by the lawyer on the basis of who they can control. So YES most jurers are not very bright.
Title: Democrats heroically protect lawyers
Post by: Scootter on October 23, 2003, 06:28:26 PM
Lawyers are like nukes.  You have em because the other guy has em, and you if you use em it f>>>'s everything up.


I agree with Sandman for a change.
Title: Democrats heroically protect lawyers
Post by: mrblack on October 23, 2003, 06:30:43 PM
The only thing lower than a lawyer is the fly that got landed on by the cow T  URD that droped in on him:aok