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2007-12-07 09:03:43 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Also, which portion of the Exam do you suppose gave her the most difficulty?
My money is on Ethics
2007-12-07 09:08:14 · update #1
It doesn't trouble me at all. It affirms many things I've thought about her. You're probably right. Ethics would give Hillary hives.
2007-12-08 01:58:43 · answer #1 · answered by SallyJM 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Of course not. At least half of all lawyers fail the bar the first time around. Hillary failed the D.C. bar exam, but passed Arkansas' on her first attempt. Somehow, it didn't affect her standing, as she ended up on the National Law Review's Top Ten Most Influential Lawyers in the Country. Here's other very successful lawyers who also failed, some more than once:
Jerry Brown: Attorney General of California (and former California governor). Failed the California bar once before passing.
John F. Kennedy, Jr.: Failed the New York bar twice, before passing on the third try. Served as an assistant district attorney in New York from 1989 to 1993
Kathleen Sullivan: Former dean of Stanford law school, leading constitutional law scholar, and possible Supreme Court nominee (or Solicitor General pick) in a Democratic administration. Failed the California bar exam when she took it in July 2005.
Pete Wilson: Former California governor. Failed the California bar exam three times, before passing on his fourth try.
EDIT:
rooster:
You are so funny. Want some Republican names? Here you go:
House Minority Leader Joe Stengel (R), who went to law school at night while he made laws by day, flunked the Colorado bar exam.
Charlie Crist, Florida's first Republican Attorney General, finally passed his bar exam on his third try.
Representative Jon Christensen (R) - Nebraska 1994
After graduating from law school, Christensen twice failed the Nebraska bar exam, and finally squeaked through on his third attempt.
Charles Evans Hughes, lawyer and Republican politician the former chief justice of the United States Supreme Court who passed the New York bar examination only after seven attempts.
Is it all better now that I added some Republicans to the list lol?
2007-12-07 09:20:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 3⤋
Actually, more people fail their first bar exam than pass. It is more difficult in some states than in others. I would also have to say that most people who have the notion to run for president are driven by the desire for power. Very few are true statesmen/women. I would like to know what drives a person to want to lead the free world. What makes any of them believe they are qualified and how do they convince others that they actually are? Do you think George Bush would have become president if not for his father?
2007-12-07 09:42:27 · answer #3 · answered by BekindtoAnimals22 7 · 3⤊ 4⤋
Well, isn't it obvious? The examiners were ganging up on her because she was a woman! How could she POSSIBLY pass when she was competing against the All-White-Boys-Club????
Oh yeah....I forgot... a lot of women had passed at this point. Nix that... Guess she just flunked, huh?
2007-12-07 19:00:03 · answer #4 · answered by LastNerveLost 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Well, now that she has passed, it will be a good career for her to fall back on once she looses the election.
Ethics would be my choice also.
2007-12-08 03:18:25 · answer #5 · answered by My Baby! 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There are lots of people that go for degrees that don't pass the first time. Nothing unusual and it can be for many reasons. Have no problem with it.
2007-12-07 09:41:35 · answer #6 · answered by Robert S 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
What troubles me more is that the current president seems to have failed in every attempt to master the English language.
2007-12-07 09:21:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 4⤋
Of course she failed it the first time. but then she passed it. See even then always on both sides of the fence. Brilliant!!!
2007-12-07 09:10:17 · answer #8 · answered by One eyed pirate 3 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Law doesn't teach ethics per say, it teaches how to use the law for your benefit. Hillary & Bill have both shown me their definition of ethics with Bill's definition of "IS" comment.
She wants the power & Beneies of the office.
2007-12-07 09:16:30 · answer #9 · answered by viablerenewables 7 · 3⤊ 5⤋
That doesn't bother me--she's not my lawyer. A law degree should not be a requirement for political office (I personally think more people with business, engineering, science, etc backgrounds need to be involved in politics).
Plenty of other things about her bother me though, but that's not the question I guess . . .
2007-12-07 09:08:11 · answer #10 · answered by HokiePaul 6 · 3⤊ 6⤋