John Edwards, SCOTUS Superman
Edwards for SCOTUS! (18+ / 0-)As a Supreme Court justice, he could help the poor and disenfranchised for decades.
-MidlandTXLiberal, on hearing Edwards is quitting
Of course, he wouldn't do it by actually going out there and helping anyone. No, he'd sit in one place and tell other people to help his favorite constituency. He'd help impose state penalties on those who wouldn't sacrifice enough for the needy. He'd be a big cog in a massive machine, barking orders.
Judges in that court make over $200,000 a year. Non-leadership positions in the Senate get you more than $160,000. I googled around and read that Edwards reported over $25 million in assets and an income of $1.25 million recently.
Seems like he's got the means to start helping the poor, needy, homeless, destitute, wretched, hard-working, average Joe, corporate-oppressed unlucky Middle-Americans right now, eh? Surely if he and his family think the purpose is great enough, they can liquidate half or more of their wealth and jump right in.
Not that it matters to socialists. Their eyes are always on your assets.