[David Merrill]

Originally Posted by Glenn

Did you know that the British Commanders hated the colonists?

They swore all the colonists were attorneys and they could not pull unlawful acts in or out of court as they always got caught.

The thing that more that anything has brought down this country is Lawyers and Bankers.

Every one I ever meet had there interest fulfilled prior to there clients.

Attorneys and Lawyers are both Officers of the court.

Why is it an attorney or a Lawyer has there client sign a power-of –attorney before anything begins?

Maybe if they sat 2nd chair there client would win more often.

Why when Ollie North was in front of congress his attorney whispered to him what to say and what not, but do we get the same protection? NO an attorney can not invoke a constitutional protection for you and you gave up the right.

Glenn

That reminds me...

The privilege against self-incrimination is neither accorded to the passive resistant, nor the person who is ignorant of his rights, nor to one indifferent thereto. It is a fighting clause. Its benefits can be retained only by sustained combat. It cannot be claimed by attorney or solicitor. It is valid only when insisted upon by a belligerent claimant in person. Quote from federal judge Lee in United States v. Johnson et al. No. 11400, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 76 R. Supp. 538; 1947 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3057, February 26, 1947. emphasis added