Is the Law as great an equaliser as Trey Gowdy seems to think it is?
On the face of it, the Law would appear to be as applicable to the very wealthy as to the very poor. This is how it should be.
But as we know, what appears on the face is rarely the substance, the meat, of the thing and while, yes, the points of Law as argued into case from statute (in England and Wales, at least) are often unarguable, whoever is pressed by them.
There are, however, gaps between these points, and here lie the technicalities and the loopholes which a clever lawyer can negotiate not only his client, but often a coach-and-six, through. And there's the rub. You see, lawyers - especially clever lawyers - are expensive, sometimes very expensive and whilst, for criminal law, you can get legal aid to cover those fees, often that aid doesn't run to the best the legal profession has to offer. In a battle of wits, therefore, between one side's legal counsel and that of the other, the other Golden Rule - he who has the gold makes the rules - applies.
As for civil cases, unless you've got a bottomless pit full of money, forget it.
Of course, Trey Gowdy is American - an American legislator, no less. He sprang to fame during the Benghazi hearings, from which we learnt of Hillarity Clingon's private email server if nothing else. It's possible that the American system of jurisprudence is materially different enough from that of the British that American law is the Great Equaliser - but I wouldn't count on it. You see, wherever you go in the world, be it the Americas, Australia, India, Russia, Britain, I would imagine that, unless the law is so flexible as to militate against codification - if, in other words, it's arbitrary, as in a repressive dictatorship - there will always be loopholes and secret tunnels through the Law well known to lawyers. And even were that arbitrary nature manipulable by lawyers, the skill of the lawyer would still come at a price.
It remains to be seen whether Mrs Clingon and the whole Clinton Global Initiative racket will be sliced asunder by the sword of Lady Justice. But if she, and it, isn't, it'll devalue the American legal system no matter how sacrosanct it is for, according to many more qualified than I, she and her acolytes are as steeped in misdeeds.
Should Trey Gowdy become Attorney General, he will ensure justice is done.
What do you think? What are your experiences of the Law, without incriminating yourself? Comment below, and don't forget to like and share.
