On Wed, 2002-11-27 at 10:46, Rolf Pedersen wrote: > Bitter experience suggests that the efficacy of a lawyer is not so much > determined by his or her command of a body of legal knowledge and > precedent but moreso by his or her proclivity to glibly and agressively > lie without compunction. There is no way to guarantee the outcome in a > court, especially when you are dealing with those who have demonstrated > their willingness and ability to influence the legislative and judicial > processes with vast resources. Firm beliefs, even convictions, in what > is right and what is wrong wield (perhaps increasingly) little infuence > in a court of 'law'.
In fewer words, the rule of law (in America at least) can be defined as: The person with the most money wins. Sad, but true. b. -- Brian J. Murrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
