BoSoxFan, I think your response is a bit uncalled for. AC*SE's post was not directed at you personally, yet you respnonded with such an attack.

AC*SE probably didn't mean to imply that all lawyers are ambulance chasers or that everyone views litigation as a jackpot waiting to happen, but certainly there is that element, and it tarnishes the whole system. On the other hand, I am part of THE MEDIA, and we're all scum.

(An example of abuse of the legal system: Recently in Phoenix, a woman sued a couple doctors for about $120K, the cost to raise a child, saying they didn't diagnose her pregnancy in time for her to get an abortion. In fact, they did, and the jury ruled for the defendants. It was a repulsive case made even moreso by the fact that it had no merit. Why else would her attorneys take it?)

As usual, the truth is somewhere in between what you and AC*SE wrote. Interest groups certainly can play a vital part in our public life; they also sometimes fight common-sense proposals that would benefit the country as a whole because it may be bad for their interest (the NRA and AARP come to mind).

Next time, be nice.