Reply #99: Your post is very unfair

[nator311]

It is unfair to say that criminal defense lawyers and corporate lawyers need to do a conscience check. Defense attorneys protect our rights to a fair trial. Do you think that all who are arrested should be thrown in jail, even if they are innocent or if the law is ridiculous (e.g. getting arrested for possession of marijuana). I could elaborate more on this, but it would take too much time. In terms of corporate and malpractice defense attorneys, they are doing a favor because a lot of these lawsuits are frivolous, filed by people who want to make an easy buck. For example, plaintiffs lose in 90% of malpractice cases because the cases are stupid. If you think that everyone should be able to sue corporations for the most absurb of reasons, you will see companies going bankrupt and doctors leaving their practices.
However, I think that Edwards was a responsible lawyer who only took the most airtight of cases. I also like his plan to punish lawyers that file frivilous lawsuits. I'm only concerned that the fact that he was a trial lawyer will be played by the Bush team to show that he is costing American jobs. This could work since most Americans aren't going to bother to actually research his record.