[blindlaw] Re Question posting

[Elizabeth Rene]

I feel sad, Ross, that you were reprimanded for making your comment to the 
list.  Like it or not, whoever serves as President for the next four years 
will have a big impact on the legal profession and upon our job prospects as 
lawyers.  That person may also most likely make the next appointments to the 
Supreme Court and to the lower federal courts.

While I agree that partisan comments are inappropriate here, this is the 
season where each of us lawyer citizens is called upon to reflect upon who 
we are and where we stand re our values and hopes for our communities. 
Lawyers have historically always taken positions of leadership, and others 
listen to what we say (and watch what we do).  That holds true whether 
someone else is paying us right now or not.

I myself came of age as an active feminist in the seventies.  That 
perspective galvanized me to seek a law degree and to push through the 
barriers in my path as a blind lawyer (I didn't know about the NFB back 
then).  I was very concerned about what political candidates said and did. 
Each of us has his or her own perspective, and no doubt these may clash.

But we have one common fellowship and one common goal.

I want to thank you personally, Ross, for the work that you do for the list, 
and to offer my respect and warmest regards to each member as we engage 
these challenging times.

Elizabeth Rene