Sunday, June 30, 2024
The Real Victims
Change can be tough on lawyers. Take, for example, when the 13th Amendment was adopted. There were a lot of lawyers who had mastered the intricacies of chattel slavery, who knew the ins and outs of the Fugitive Slave laws, who made their livings drawing up contracts for the purchase and sale of slaves. At one stroke, the 13th Amendment rendered useless their years of hard work. The lawyers were the real victims!
