Fred Beloit
2007-11-08 05:48:55

Yes, sir. But it isn’t only the Simpson lawyers, it is almost all lawyers. Recall that during the Bush/Gore election dustup at the Florida Supreme Court the Chief Justice explained to David Boies that Florida law required recounts to recount “all the votes”. Boies replied, “That depends on how we define ‘all the votes’”. Lawyers and judges decide what words mean you see. It is they who wrote all the dictionaries and, therefore, can correct them at will. There were lawyers before there was language. They own language. This is the most dangerous attitude lawyers and judges can possibly have.