[Vision2020] Say What?

[lfalen]

I did not say that lawyers  wern't necessary, only that they did not normally place their life on the line and that the get rewarded handsomely for their effort while soldiers do not.
Roger
-----Original message-----
From: "Tom Hansen" thansen at moscow.com
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:08:23 -0800
To: "lfalen" lfalen at turbonet.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Say What?

> I feel that the analogy is fair, Roger.
> 
> Both the military and the legal profession represent strident efforts in
> maintaining our basic rights guaranteed to us by the Constitution.
> 
> You may laugh at it.  That, also, is your right.
> 
> Both I, as a reitred Army non-commissioned officer, and your nephew, as a
> lawyer, understand the necessity of both.
> 
> However, we all fear the absence of either.
> 
> Pro patria,
> 
> Tom Hansen
> SFC, US Army (Retired)
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> 
> > Tom
> > You quote is a good one, But for you to equate soldiers to lawyers is
> > laughable. Soldiers put their lives on the line for us for not much pay
> > and do not get adequately taken care of when they are injured. lawyers on
> > the other hand(while they are are a necessary evil) normally do not put
> > their lives on the line and receive compensation out of proportion to
> > their work. They are rewarded much more generously than most other
> > occupations with similar training.  I do not understand the  mind set of
> > leftist who want to punish rich businessmen by exorbitantly  taxing what
> > they have earned while providing jobs and improving the economy for all
> > and at the same time giving  rich lawyers a pass. Not all lawyers fall in
> > this category(Sunil for insistence).
> > Roger
> > P.S. My nephew is a lawyer who works for cattlemen and property rights
> > issues.
> > -----Original message-----
> > From: "Tom Hansen" thansen at moscow.com
> > Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:04:08 -0800
> > To: "Andreas Schou" ophite at gmail.com
> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Say What?
> >
> >> “Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be
> >> guarded by men with guns. Whose gonna do it? You? I have more
> >> responsibility here than you could possibly fathom. You weep for
> >> Santiago,
> >> and you curse the marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of
> >> not knowing what I know. That SantiagoÂ’s death, while tragic, probably
> >> saved lives. And that my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible
> >> to you, saves lives. I know deep down in places you don't talk about at
> >> parties, you donÂ’t want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We
> >> use
> >> words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a
> >> life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have
> >> neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who
> >> rises
> >> and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide, then
> >> question
> >> the manner in which I provide it. I prefer you said thank you, and went
> >> on
> >> your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand to post.
> >> Either way, I don’t give a damn what you think you are entitled to!”
> >>
> >> - Jack Nicholson, as Colonel Jessup in "A Few Good Men"
> >>
> >> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> It wouldn't be that big of an imaginary stretch to say that these
> >> comments
> >> made by "Colonel Jessup" could, with just a few minor modifications,
> >> apply
> >> to the duties and commitment of those in the legal profession.
> >>
> >> I mean . . . I could just see Sunil "Colonel Jessup" Ramalingam
> >> addressing
> >> the likes of Donovan Arnold and Roger Falen with these comments.
> >>
> >> Tom Hansen
> >> Moscow, Idaho
> >>
> >> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to
> >> change
> >> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
> >>
> >> - Unknown
> >>
> >>
> >
> 
> 
> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
> 
> - Unknown
> 
>