LAWYERS are less than 1% of American adults, but they are well-represented in government. Both the president and the vice-president trained as lawyers. So did 55% of senators and 100% of Supreme Court justices. There are advantages to having a bit of legal expertise among those who write and execute the nation's laws, or assess their constitutionality. But there is also a potential conflict of interest. If florists had such a lock on the levers of power, you might expect subsidies for weddings, a campaign to beautify cities and the addition of Godmothers' Day, Aunts' Day and Librarians' Day to the calendar. Lawyers, alas, are no more selfless.
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