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From: mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor)
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Subject: Re: crimes on the net && proposed group "net.legal"
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Date: Wed, 17-Aug-83 14:22:28 EDT
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I don't think it is necessary to shoot all the lawyers, but it might be
a good idea to make official the conflict of interest that occurs when
a lawyer runs for Parliament (Congress). They should be allowed to vote,
but clearly shouldn't be allowed to make laws. Probably they shouldn't
be allowed in the upper levels of the civil service, either. If an opinion
is wanted on the legal clarity of a proposed law, suitable lawyers (or
perhaps judges) could be contracted to comment.

Anyway, I don't have much hope that the lawyers in Parliament will soon
vote to declare their jobs to represent a conflict of interest, even
though it is.

Martin Taylor