socialization
On the Socialization of Advocacy
Submitted by kirk on Thu, 07/09/2009 - 09:45A proposal to socialize the legal profession:
Whereas it is unconscionable that Citizens granted financial privilege by Society enjoy more expansive access to legal representation than those of lower station;
Whereas a single malignant prosecution may cast a well-lived and productive life into ruin;
Whereas the noble career of navigating legal waters has suffered damage of reputation by those seeking profit rather than the greater Good;
Whereas Citizens of and visitors to this Country are entitled to equal representation under the Law, such guarantees not being subject to the tides of fortune and circumstance but to the currents of Fairness and Justice;
The above being true and evident, we hold that the Profession of Practicing Law shall not be subverted by profiteers, and that its services not be reserved to the wealthy but instead made available to our Citizens and other eligible parties; this mandate necessitating that such services be provided by agents of the Government of the Country and not entrusted to private enterprises.
Our honorable brethren of this Profession and their guilds and unions will undoubtedly ally themselves with these ends, they appreciating the fairness of dispensation of service and financial stability granted and guaranteed by such arrangements. To those of baser motivations who would see the Rights of the People as means to personal gain and not the worthy goal of our Society, we say this: the time has come to sacrifice in the name of Justice, and the People shall have what is theirs by Right.
