Make Florida great again? Not likely, Polar. Once you’ve exiled civilization from a place and commercialized the law to the nth degree, you can’t just bring greatness back. The “reforms” suggested are just a pimple on a festering sore caused by the commercialization of the law and the end of civil society. Certain reforms may help, but I am afraid that the number and wealth of Florida lawyers is too great to allow Florida an escape from its manifest degeneracy. It’s really too late. The power ceded to lawyers isn’t the kind that the state can just reclaim. The lawyers own Florida, period, and the populace of Florida are the makers of their own damnation.
Vox, I completely agree with your characterization of Florida. There are lawyers at every single important point and link in Florida society: legislation, law enforcement, education, medicine, technology, tourism! The web of attorneys is so extensive and complex that there is no way to unravel and decouple them from our lives. Large medical practices, insurance brokers and colleges all have teams of attorneys. But why? Why not just honestly practice medicine, sell insurance and teach classes? Because, at every turn, some kind of litigation could occur. In the college example, start a new class or core curriculum? Better run it by the lawyers because someone will sue over the content or “feeling” or “bias” of the new class. it certainly happens everywhere but in Florida we have just allowed or maybe even encouraged this immoral “lawyering” behavior to a terrible end I fear.
Reform lawsuit abuse? Yes, please!
Layer upon layer of lawyers upon lawyers will put up a strong fight against this legislation. Payoffs to legislators may occur.
If the legislation succeeds, look for some small, and perhaps some large, companies to relocate to Florida. MFGA!
Make Florida great again? Not likely, Polar. Once you’ve exiled civilization from a place and commercialized the law to the nth degree, you can’t just bring greatness back. The “reforms” suggested are just a pimple on a festering sore caused by the commercialization of the law and the end of civil society. Certain reforms may help, but I am afraid that the number and wealth of Florida lawyers is too great to allow Florida an escape from its manifest degeneracy. It’s really too late. The power ceded to lawyers isn’t the kind that the state can just reclaim. The lawyers own Florida, period, and the populace of Florida are the makers of their own damnation.
Vox, I completely agree with your characterization of Florida. There are lawyers at every single important point and link in Florida society: legislation, law enforcement, education, medicine, technology, tourism! The web of attorneys is so extensive and complex that there is no way to unravel and decouple them from our lives. Large medical practices, insurance brokers and colleges all have teams of attorneys. But why? Why not just honestly practice medicine, sell insurance and teach classes? Because, at every turn, some kind of litigation could occur. In the college example, start a new class or core curriculum? Better run it by the lawyers because someone will sue over the content or “feeling” or “bias” of the new class. it certainly happens everywhere but in Florida we have just allowed or maybe even encouraged this immoral “lawyering” behavior to a terrible end I fear.
Sounds like there are swamps in FL?