Should the U.S. Supreme Court be a place of justice, or of law?
Though this question at first glance may appear to be one of those semantic traps – such as, “Have you stopped beating your wife? – its answer vitally affects your life and mine.
The traditional view of the court is that it is the final authority on the Constitution. Its only task, say political purists, is to decide whether laws passed by the legislative branch of the government are really legal.
Not long, ago, someone had contacted me who happened to get into a little trouble in a small town. It was a relatively minor incident, and yet, she felt as if the system was very unjust. She couldn’t afford an attorney, it was just too darned expensive for her. She stated to me that when she said she was going to get a lawyer and come back in 2-weeks, she had no idea it would cost so much.
When she came back to court without a lawyer, she said she was assigned a public defender. The public defender mixed up her case, probably due to being over worked; “The Judge was furious and fired him from the case, She made it law that from now on any one who cannot afford an attorney is allowed only $150 – worth of free council This don’t buy Jack #$%.”
To gain their clients’ trust and establish themselves as reputable, more and more lawyers and law firms are now having a fitting logo designed for themselves. As the lawyers and law firms are increasing in number by the day, it is becoming very important for each and every lawyer and law firm to guard their interests and make a name for themselves to attract more clients.
Gaining clients’ trust to deal with their very personal and complex problems is something that needs you to be very responsible, caring and conscientious. To convince the clients that you actually possess all these qualities and are equipped to deal with any problem they face, a smart representative is very necessary. This representative in most cases is in form of a logo that helps you to establish an image of trust, professional and offers a sense of security to clients.
Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.
~Galatians 3:21 (NIV).
It’s clear that Paul (above) is saying that the Mosaic Law is a spiritual halfway house; it gets us part the way there to the righteousness of God – now in Christ – but not anywhere near the full way.
But the law – Paul has said – is still important, for all the foundations of faith and righteousness come from the law, and certainly from a construct that the law represents. Humanity needs such constructs.