A lawyer once warned me that “nothing is simple in law.” Lawyers exist to complicate simple things, and to frustrate the attempt of good people to make laws which are clear. E.g. the Constitution is generally written in simple language, but lawyers have succeeded in evading its intent with their absurd “case law” and “judicial precedents” doctrines. That applies even to the so-called conservatives on the Supreme Court. Law is the antithesis of common sense and justice.
I missed that one. I would add that the humanities and social sciences are dedicated to the same purpose.