Week 10 EOC: Lawyer jokes

• ·         A lawyer boarded an airplane in New Orleans with a box of frozen crabs and asked a blonde stewardess to take care of them for him.She took the box and promised to put it in the crew's refrigerator. He advised her that he was holding her personally responsible for them staying frozen, mentioning in a very haughty manner that he was a lawyer, and proceeded to rant at her about what would happen if she let them thaw out.Needless to say, she was annoyed by his behavior. Shortly before landing in New York, she used the intercom to announce to the entire cabin, "Would the lawyer who gave me the crabs in New Orleans, please raise your hand." Not one hand went up . . . . so she took them home and ate them.

• ·         Many years ago, a junior partner in a firm was sent to a far-away state to represent a long-term client accused of robbery. After days of trial, the case was won, the client acquitted and released. Excited about his success, the attorney telegraphed the firm: "Justice prevailed." The senior partner replied in haste: "Appeal immediately."

• ·         Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, an honest lawyer and an old drunk are walking down the street together when they simultaneously spot a hundred dollar bill. Who gets it? The old drunk, of course, the other three are mythological creatures.

• ·         "You're a high-priced lawyer! If I give you $500, will you answer two questions for me?" "Absolutely! What's the second question?"

• ·         Lawyer’s creed – a man is innocent until proven broke.

• ·         What can a goose do, a duck can’t, and a lawyer should? Stick his bill up his rear.

• ·         What do lawyers and sperm cells have in common? One in every million becomes a human being.

Week 9 EOC: Wall Street Journal opinion

The fact that Obama is choosing to favor certain laws is absurd just because he is the president doesn’t give him the power to pick and choose what’s right and wrong when it comes to the government. They sent out a memorandum where he did this very thing. ” Justice warns that it will intervene if it discovers that marijuana is flowing to children or being trafficked to states where it is still illegal, though under federal law it is still illegal in all states. The memo tells prosecutors to ignore even "large-scale, for-profit enterprises," which are usually targets for taxation”. The Wall Street Journal. The fact that the president is not stepping up and enforcing the controlled substances act of 1970 “All states are explicitly barred from regulating the possession, use, distribution and sale of pot and narcotics under the federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970.” The Wall Street Journal Under federal law, marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug, meaning the U.S. government does not recognize a valid use of marijuana at any time. Even for medical purposes but there are a few states that have legalized medical marijuana the press release that happen last week doesn’t mention anything about how it will respond to states that have legalized medical marijuana, nor does it say anything about allowing residents in either Washington and Colorado state to use marijuana for either recreational or medical purposes. “Though the Justice Department says it has no plans to legalize marijuana, the government entity said that marijuana will remain illegal under the Controlled Substances Act” Mintpress News. To me that just seems backwards on one hand they look away when it comes to some states that already legalize medical marijuana then the other hand the federal prosecutors will continue to aggressively enforce this statute.