Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>And that would have to be ALL lawyers Doug, since we all know about Loving.<< You know, that almost sounds like a cheesy pick up line. ; )
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder You gotta wonder what happens come tax time. Given this, THAT could be a real hoot.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "You know, that almost sounds like a cheesy pick up line. ; )" Believe me, variations have been used.
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh <And that would have to be ALL lawyers Doug, since we all know about Loving.> I doubt that. I think it would only apply to those who try to use faulty appeals to authority to win an argument.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Yeah, shame on us for showing you how the Supreme Court case changed the definition. What do you do for a living?
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh <Yeah, shame on us for showing you how the Supreme Court case changed the definition.> You didn't do that. You just keep insisting it did. <What do you do for a living?> What does it matter?
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder It would help to understand how you come to the positions you do.
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh <It would help to understand how you come to the positions you do.> I doubt that. I graduated with an English degree, and I spent a decade working in road construction. I'm a certified (but not a Professional) Engineer in the state of California. Since moving to Oregon, I've done several things, including teaching children how to read. Currently, I am a self-employeed investor.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "<It would help to understand how you come to the positions you do.> I doubt that." Don't doubt that. The info is useful.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>I doubt that. I graduated with an English degree, and I spent a decade working in road construction. I'm a certified (but not a Professional) Engineer in the state of California. Since moving to Oregon, I've done several things, including teaching children how to read. Currently, I am a self-employeed investor.<< In other words, "not a lawyer or attorney" would be part of your job description.
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh <In other words, "not a lawyer or attorney" would be part of your job description.> No one lists all the things they are not on their job description. I can read and think as well as an lawyer; I have no doubt that I could have become one if I wanted.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 "I'm not the one insisting that my opinion is the truth, and that there is no other way of looking at the matter." Yes you are.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>I can read and think as well as an lawyer; I have no doubt that I could have become one if I wanted.<< And I sincerely have no doubt that all of this is true. I'm sure you could have become a lawyer. But you didn't. So I can certainly understand SPP's annoyance at you insisting you know the law (or this particular case) as well as he does when he clearly sees it differently with far more education and background in the law than you have. I suspect you would be equally frustrated (and rightly so) if I making comments about engineering that you found were completely incorrect, but I stuck to my guns no matter what and then defended myself by saying "Well, I could've been an engineer..."
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh <I suspect you would be equally frustrated (and rightly so) if I making comments about engineering that you found were completely incorrect, but I stuck to my guns no matter what and then defended myself by saying "Well, I could've been an engineer..."> If that were the case, I would provide evidence that what you said was incorrect, rather than just claiming "all" lawyers knew understood it one way. Let's face it, for almost every lawyer willing to claim one thing, there's a lawyer willing to go before a judge and argue against it.
Originally Posted By mrichmondj Lawyers only make arguments if they clients paying them to make the case.
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh <Lawyers only make arguments if they clients paying them to make the case.> Nonsense. No one is paying SPP to make arguments here.
