[dirtboy]

I'd be more inclined to support Robert's point of view if I didn't feel that the average plumber would do a better job of interpreting the law and the Constitution than the average federal judge.

[Vision]

I'd be more inclined to support Robert's point of view if I didn't feel that the average plumber would do a better job of interpreting the law and the Constitution than the average federal judge.

It's crazy, but you may having something there.

[BibChr]

But then again, the average plumber may earn more.

(c;

[GovernmentShrinker]

In many areas of the country, an experienced plumbing contractor who has built up a business and has several junior plumbers working for him, is making more money than the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Some of these plumbers would no doubt be better federal judges than some of the current ones (the Ninth Circus comes to mind), but why would they want to drop 4 years (or 8 years in the case of the many plumbers who have only a high school education) out of their earning years, and spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on getting a law school education, so that they can resume work at a job where they'd earn LESS than they currently do?

[newzjunkey]

I'd be more inclined to support Robert's point of view if I didn't feel that the average plumber would do a better job of interpreting the law and the Constitution than the average federal judge.

Amen.

As for legislators, I'd like to see our largely useless elected representatives making minimum wage.

[Alberta's Child]

I'd be more inclined to support Robert's point of view if I didn't feel that the average plumber would do a better job of interpreting the law and the Constitution than the average federal judge.

I couldn't have said it any better, Dirtboy!

I'd point out to Roberts that in this day and age, the U.S. Supreme Court is one of the few places left on the planet where a dope like David Souter can be gainfully employeed.

[editor-surveyor]

"I'd be more inclined to support Robert's point of view if I didn't feel that the average plumber would do a better job of interpreting the law and the Constitution than the average federal judge."

Excellent analysis.

[longtermmemmory]

This is directed to federal judges who are alegenly more qualified.

IMAGINE how OVERpaid for the intelect the STATE court judges are.

I think you get what you pay for, so we now have a judiciary overpopulated with DOJ rejects and people have have never worked outside of the public sector.