Clarence thomas by his wealthy rightwing benefactors. But we begin tonight with a pop quiz. Where did president Abraham Lincoln go to law school . The answer may surprise you. And the answer is nowhere. That is correct. He was a selftaught lawyer. And yet, his judgment that seceding from the union was unconstitutional shaped the country we live in today, more than almost any other action by a u. S. President. Lincoln also had a big influence on the practice of law, Writing Notes for a law lecture in around 1850 that laid out guidelines for being a good lawyer. Such as being among other things diligent, moral, a good businessman, and above all, honest. Above all, honest. Qualities the Illinois State Bar Association says are what defines the term lincoln lawyer. The more you know. Of course, if you want to be a lawyer today, it generally requires going to law school. Only a handful of states allowia to do so without a law degree. But just because someone earns a degree doesnt necessarily
at least ten minutes there until i just had to come in here, and all i heard was, well, because you indoctrinate kids. which is true, we bring doctrines to children. that s a very fair statement. i said, but what is the bad of our indoctrination? yeah, okay, so what i m getting is indoctrination is fine as long as they re the ones doing it. is that what s going on here? this is a question that i would love to ask the florida educational commissioner, manny diaz, but apparently he s too busy to take questions even from his own constituents on what is in fact the first day of the fall school year in much of florida. last night, the commissioner dropped out of a town hall addressing these very issues which is happening right now in one of florida s largest majority black cities. my conversation with state senator chevron jones who organized that event which i did just a short time ago, is next.