Theme warning: First thing we do . . .

Not that blogs need to have themes, but it occurs to me that the common link between Jonathan's post on the call for a non-lawyer Supreme Court justice and Dave's post on the movie about the Bonds baseball (which I must see) is the public's lack of respect for lawyers, legal knowledge, and the legal system. There is a belief that they could do better--in making constitutional law or figuring out the best way to resolve a dispute over a baseball) simply by applying good-old common sense. Special legal training or knowledge not only is unnecessary, it is an actual impediment to the best outcomes. Lawyers, or those who resort to lawyers, are taking the wrong tack.