I am a little hazy on the details but reform took a back seat during the Clinton administration as laws were approved to help the attorney's lobbying efforts. Bush tried to beat back the fires but the flames were too spread and out of control.
You know what happens when there is too much power without checks and balances. Lawyers writing laws and lawyers making money from said laws. Is there any wonder that lawyers have a favorability rating equal to sharks?
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"A noted jurist says our laws should be rewritten in simple language so that everybody could understand their meaning.If this were done, a great number of lawyers would have to go to work for a living."