Quote Originally Posted by Fisherking View Post
Sorry but I tend to disagree with all but the intelligence part.

It is rather a conflict of interest for those who make money from the law to make new ones...

Being wealthy never stopped greed.

Those are the last people you want representing you, yet they seem the most likely to want the job...

Think about it.
The presidential salary is lower today than it was it 1789.

So did all the rich lawyers make greedy laws to benefit themselves whereas poor garbage collectors would have no conflicts of interest?

I'll go back to my original example. The refs in the NFL should be the best in the country, yet they still make mistakes. Is the solution to improve the instant replay system and change some of the more arbitrary rules, or is it to pick random people from the crowd and have them referee?

Cynicism is a cop out for the disillusioned