Not for lack of trying. Went to USC pre-law, after law school I passed the California Bar Exam. I was completely qualified to become a lawyer. But the legal system refused to allow me to become a member of the Bar. And I'm willing to bet that you wouldn't be permitted to become an attorney either, even if you passed the Bar Exam and were otherwise completely qualified to receive your license, provided you have a conscience, and are willing to let the legal system know it.
In fact, if you have a conscience, you would not be allowed to serve on a jury, much less become an attorney. Here's why:
I have a good friend from Afghanistan. Twenty years ago he was imprisoned by the Communists. He was well known in Afghanistan, something of a hero. He now lives in the United States. I've had dinner at his home. He is a great American, and his family loves this country. Suppose now the newly-created Office of Homeland Security determines that all Muslims are a threat to America's national security, and they all have 30 days to leave the country, after which time true Americans must shoot any Muslim on sight. (If you think this is a ridiculous scenario, fine, but it will soon become a very vivid illustration. Hang with me for a minute.) I have been arrested and charged with treason for willful failure to shoot my Muslim friend. Both the law and the facts are clear: the law says I should have killed my Muslim friend, and the fact is I didn't. (In fact, I wouldn't have killed any Muslim even if he were my enemy.) You are now being interviewed as a potential juror on my case. You know me to be a fine person, and you know my Muslim friend was no enemy of America. You think I've been charged with violating a very, very bad law. You have a conscience, and your conscience will not allow you to do anything which will send me to prison or the firing squad for failure to kill a good man. You know in your heart that as a juror you will not vote "guilty" regardless of the law or the facts in my case. Once in the Jury Room, you will also attempt to persuade the other jurors to vote "not guilty," to send a message to the government that this is a very bad law. You hope that juries across America will nullify this bad law.
If you tell the court that you intend to vote your conscience regardless of the law or the facts, you will not be allowed to serve on the jury. "You're excused," the court will tell you.
"You're excused" is what the California State Bar told me, along with every court all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court. In America today, anyone who places God (or his own conscience) above the decrees of the government cannot be an attorney (unless he keeps his mouth shut about his having a conscience). Anyone who would publicly announce with the Apostles, "We must obey God rather than man," cannot become a lawyer, a draftsman for the county, a certified elevator inspector -- even a naturalized American citizen.
This situation is, in my opinion, merely the tip of the iceberg. This page contains links that spread out to over 300 webpages, including historical documents from early American history, court cases all the way up to the Supreme Court, and pleadings from my own case, the only case I ever litigated. These materials show that we have lost a great deal of the virtue and greatness that was once America. I hope you find these pages interesting, challenging -- maybe even encouraging.
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