i would seriously reconsider that if that is your only reason for wanting to go to law school. law students, at least all the ones that i know, are the most politically unmotivated and apathetic people around. politics were disdained in both of the law schools i've attended. there's an attitude that the law should be this insular thing and people who go into law school in an attempt to change the political system are judged to be pretty stupid. trust me on this when i say there are much easier and cheaper ways than a legal education to make a difference in politics in this day and age.
Thank you for your thoughts, as I know that you are (were?) in law school and I've read some of your posts about your experiences there. To answer your basic question-- no, that's not the only reason I'm going to law school. The post here was me being fairly facetious. The reasons are several, the primary one of the moment being that I love my law class right now and love the stuff we're studying. But as I'm a fairly politically minded person, and intend to be active to some degree for the rest of my life, I see no reason not to make use of what I learn from law school to that end, nor do I think it's stupid to do so. In fact, I think that to have strong political opinions and to not make use of all the tools you have to work toward what you want, especially if one of those tools is a legal education, is a waste of the advantages and utilities you have.
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