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Originally posted by Retro
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Super interesting. Now I need it broken down by party.
There is no requirement for a degree it is just who we elect to congress. I do agree that lawyers are not ideal. I understand that people who are knowledgeable about society, public policy, and politics are important; however, the problem is that law schools teach
how the law is or what fits with the constitution not how the law
should be.
If we want more "experts" we should look to having people with PhD's in public policy, political science, economics, sociology, etc. These people are trained well in understanding how society functions. A good mix of engineering and natural/hard sciences would be important too.
Honestly, laws are often crafted with consultation of "experts" in the industry, generally represented by lobbyists. Much of the details of a law are crafted and decided in the bureaucracies anyway. Trust me, the EPA hires chemists, geologists, biologists, etc; the IRS hires many accountants; NASA hires a lot of engineers and physicists. The professions are probably over represented in those departments/agencies, as they should be.
Castro better werq that Rosetta Stone.
Slay a bit Bernie.