Posted by
NOTLEGALROADKILLYET on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 9:39:35 PM
This may be hard to believe, but I continue to have several friends who are lawyers, both in and out of practice. Not all know about this blog, but I think all of those who do will quickly admit that their profession has some problems. I think it can be safely said that ethical attorneys have as strong a dislike for unethical attorney conduct as I do.
I have no intention of trying to sue the state over the ethics issue. I am tired of lawsuits. Even so, I will be asking each of my lawyer friends if they believe the state even CAN be sued over its legal ethics system. Last week, I asked the first of my friends and got the answer I expected:
Her: "Are you familiar with the concept of the "Sovereign?"
Me: "The King can do no wrong."
Her: "That's 'Sovereign Immunity' and it can only be waived by the Legislature."
Me: "Any idea if the Legislature has waived it"
Her: "Probably not"
Me: "So you think people in my situation have no legal recourse?"
Her: "The Founders intended that if you didn't like the Sovereign's decisions, you should try to change the Sovereign."
We moved on to other subjects, but it has since occurred to me that I should have asked if she was voting for judicial term limits. Somehow, I doubt it, but that was a very good argument for it.