I suspect he'll get his case tossed out pretty fast. I'm no lawyer, but I imagine part of the whole process of becoming one is agreeing that one should basically uphold the laws as they stand on the books. The bar exam tests knowledge of what the laws are, how they work, and how arguments are made in legal proceedings. MA law allows for same sex unions/marriage/whatever they are calling it. The bar exam for MA can use any law on the books as knowledge of the law as it stands in MA. This law being somewhat unique to MA, it's highly appropriate that it be on the test. Answering the question doesn't entail acceptance of the law, just "If x is true, then what happens when y" sorts of thought exercises.
This does not preclude changing or challenging laws as they come up in court, however. He is also not obligated to represent same sex couples either. He's a private citizen and can do whatever the hell he wants. Don't like the law, get it changed, but don't expect it to come via this method. I'm sure there were many times in his law school career where he was forced, as part of a class assignment, to represent a viewpoint that he doesn't necessarily agree with. That's part of being a lawyer: You represent your client's interests, not your own. If he doesn't understand this basic tenet of being a lawyer, he has no business being one. Mike --- Ellen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This just blew my mind--$9.75 MILLION?? What the hell is he doing > practicing law in MA? Didn't he KNOW gay marriage is legal there? > Give me a break! > http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi- > gay_natjul07,1,2941392.story?ctrack=1&cset=true > or > http://tinyurl.com/22wqmm > > Would love to hear your opinion on this story, although I am pretty > sure what it will be. > > insert fatuous quote here ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with the Yahoo! Search weather shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#loc_weather
