Comments on: Decatur Attorney Kyle Williams to Run for Jason Carter’s Open Senate Seat http://www.decaturmetro.com/2013/11/18/decatur-attorney-kyle-williams-to-run-for-jason-carters-open-senate-seat/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Sat, 25 Oct 2014 12:47:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: james http://www.decaturmetro.com/2013/11/18/decatur-attorney-kyle-williams-to-run-for-jason-carters-open-senate-seat/#comment-441385 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:57:21 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=28791#comment-441385 I’ve heard the “we need less lawyers” line asserted many times, but I’ve yet to hear a coherent argument to support it. Why, exactly?

]]> By: Cubalibre http://www.decaturmetro.com/2013/11/18/decatur-attorney-kyle-williams-to-run-for-jason-carters-open-senate-seat/#comment-440676 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:48:17 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=28791#comment-440676 *blows Dawgfan a raspberry*

So there!

]]> By: DawgFan http://www.decaturmetro.com/2013/11/18/decatur-attorney-kyle-williams-to-run-for-jason-carters-open-senate-seat/#comment-440675 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:43:49 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=28791#comment-440675 One thing is clear – there are too many lawyers on DM.

]]> By: boogaloo http://www.decaturmetro.com/2013/11/18/decatur-attorney-kyle-williams-to-run-for-jason-carters-open-senate-seat/#comment-440660 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 15:49:12 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=28791#comment-440660 I am proud to support and vote for Kyle, I have seen his work first hand and have no doubts he would represent the WHOLE district in exemplary fashion.

]]> By: DEM http://www.decaturmetro.com/2013/11/18/decatur-attorney-kyle-williams-to-run-for-jason-carters-open-senate-seat/#comment-440659 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 15:48:32 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=28791#comment-440659 No, it’s clear that I am not saying that. Tom S. said we need more lawyers, and I said we already have about 18%, and the comparison to the general population was simply to put that 18% in perspective.

I would not be “amazed” by the type of decisions you mention because, believe it or not, I am a lawyer. I am further unamazed that many such decisions come from federal courts addressing federal statutes and regulations, which are drafted by lawyers at multiple levels. (Speaking of which, I don’t know how you guys claim to know that the vague or inconsistent laws were drafted by non-lawyers. Do you really know that?)

Lawyers often make things more complicated, not less. Less efficient, not more. Not to mention that laws are not always drafted to be clear. Often, they’re the product of lobbying efforts, poliitcal favors, and last-second additions to omnibus bills. Lawyers aren’t going to put a stop to that, which is inherent in politics. And in any event, being a lawyer is no guarantee of expertise in drafting statutes. Most lawyers have never done so. And many lawyers have no special training or expertise in the subject matters on which they are legislating.

Anyway, I guess this is kind of a silly discussion. I am not saying we should have no lawyers in the legislature, but I would like to see more people drawn from other professions and fewer drawn from the law. In the end, each jurisdiction elects who they elect.

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