[larrydag]

I wonder if the original framers of Constitutions around the world thought that one day the lawyers would ultimately rule public policy.

[rayiner]

I don't know about around the world, but about two-thirds of the framers of the U.S. Constitution were lawyers. The rest were businessmen of some sort (counting owning large-scale farms as a business). Doesn't seem like an appreciable change in who sets the tone for public policy, although I think if anything the power has shifted more towards businessmen.

[larrydag]

I wonder how that lawyer ratio has changed over the years with members of U.S. Congress. I'm guessing not a whole lot. Is it me or is the trial lawyer lobby the most powerful in Washington, D.C.?

[afarrell]

I never understand the surprise some people have that most of the people writing laws are the people who went to school to study how laws work.

Are they also similarly surprised and dismayed that many of the people writing software studied computer science?