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
of the law, these are people, for example, like bill barr, like kenneth chesebro, like john eastman. these are not people who just fell into the practice of law. they were actual scholars and/or they were actual practitioners of a profession within which to charles point were regulated by bars, by licenses. we have to make sure we comply. what s problematic is these lawyers like chesebro and eastman, they found also willing patsies like jeffrey clark, remember, if i find an oil spill, i ll let you know, jeffrey, right? that kind of idea. they run the gamut of experience, but they also do not run the gamut, though, of morality. they do not have a variation on a theme of morality. they only ascribe to one particular completely debased version tof. to throw away willingly something that is not cheap or