[blindlaw] Re Question posting

[Paul Wick]

Elizabeth and All,

I just want to commend your great comments and those of Ross as well.
The legal job market is changing perhaps forever, and as citizens who
are blind we should be equipped to keep up with those changes, either
through mentoring or government assistance or a combination of the
two. As nearly all the funding for state voc rehab agencies comes from
the Federal government, and a President's choice of Rehabilitation
Services Administration Commissioner and his or her priorities could
potentially have a significant impact on blind people getting and
maintaining legal employment, this topic is quite germane to the
purposes of this list.

I was surprised to find back in my law school days that there were a
fair amount of apolitical or even apathetic people entering the law
with me, whereas my own interest in the law came through my
involvement in "good government" electoral reform efforts, the
complete separation of law and politics in some practitioners’ minds
is something that I can't identify with.

Best,

Paul S. Wick


On 10/18/12, Elizabeth Rene <emrene at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 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
>
>
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