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How the Lawyers, Politicians, and Bureaucrats Have Turned the Law into an Ass

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The law is a complex and ever-changing system of rules and regulations that governs our society. It is designed to protect our rights, ensure fairness, and maintain order. However, the law can also be a source of frustration and injustice, especially when it is used by lawyers, politicians, and bureaucrats to serve their own interests.

One of the most common ways that the law is abused is through the use of technicalities. Lawyers are trained to find loopholes in the law that can be used to their advantage. This can lead to situations where criminals are able to escape punishment on technicalities, or where innocent people are convicted of crimes they did not commit.

The Case Against Lawyers: How the Lawyers, Politicians, and Bureaucrats Have Turned the Law into an Instrument of Tyranny--and What We as Citizens Have to Do About It

by Catherine Crier

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Politicians also often use the law to their advantage. They may pass laws that benefit their supporters or that harm their opponents. They may also use the law to silence dissent or to suppress unpopular ideas.

Bureaucrats are another group that can abuse the law. They may use their authority to enforce regulations in a way that is arbitrary or unfair. They may also use the law to create new regulations that are burdensome or unnecessary.

The abuse of the law by lawyers, politicians, and bureaucrats has led to a decline in the public's trust in the legal system. People no longer believe that the law is fair or impartial. They believe that the law is a tool that is used by the powerful to oppress the weak.

There are a number of things that can be done to address the problem of abuse of the law. One important step is to increase the transparency of the legal system. This would make it more difficult for lawyers, politicians, and bureaucrats to hide their abuses of the law.

Another important step is to strengthen the independence of the judiciary. This would make it more difficult for politicians and bureaucrats to influence the outcome of legal cases.

Finally, it is important to educate the public about the law. This would help people to understand their rights and to hold lawyers, politicians, and bureaucrats accountable for their actions.

The law is a powerful tool that can be used to protect our rights, ensure fairness, and maintain order. However, it is important to be aware of the ways that the law can be abused. By taking steps to increase transparency, strengthen the independence of the judiciary, and educate the public about the law, we can help to ensure that the law is used for good, not evil.

Here are some specific examples of how lawyers, politicians, and bureaucrats have abused the law:

In 2010, a New York lawyer named Alan Dershowitz helped to overturn the murder conviction of a man named Jeffrey Deskovic. Deskovic had been convicted of murdering his wife in 1989. However, Dershowitz argued that Deskovic had been wrongly convicted because the prosecution had failed to disclose evidence that could have exonerated him.
In 2012, a group of politicians in Wisconsin passed a law that required voters to show photo identification at the polls. The law was challenged in court, and a federal judge ruled that it was unconstitutional. However, the Supreme Court upheld the law in a 5-4 decision. The decision was widely criticized by voting rights advocates, who argued that the law would disenfranchise minority voters.
In 2014, a group of bureaucrats in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new regulation that would have limited the amount of carbon emissions that power plants could release. The regulation was challenged in court, and the Supreme Court struck it down in a 5-4 decision. The decision was a major victory for the coal industry, which had lobbied heavily against the regulation.

These are just a few examples of how lawyers, politicians, and bureaucrats have abused the law. The problem of abuse of the law is a serious one, and it is one that we must address if we want to ensure that the law is used to protect our rights, ensure fairness, and maintain order.

The Case Against Lawyers: How the Lawyers, Politicians, and Bureaucrats Have Turned the Law into an Instrument of Tyranny--and What We as Citizens Have to Do About It

by Catherine Crier

4 out of 5