Law school to be a politician?

dadofsam
Tue, 29 Mar 2005 12:33:38 +0000

Anarchy: as you point out in your post, one can only be a politician if one is elected to office - and that doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with scandals.

Most people are not enthusiastic about voting for a person who does not have a job and does not have any practical life exerience. So, rather than looking for a major that will enable you to become a politician, look for a possible career that’s of interest to you, since you will spend many years studying for it and many more years working in it even if you are elected (many political positions are only part-time). Then, to get into politics, volunteer for campaigns or look for a job in a campaign (remembering that these jobs are only temporary) and get active in the local chapter and activites of whichever party you find attracts you.

Oh yes, unless you plan to run on the Anarchy ticket (not much chance of getting elected in most places), I would not use your current screen name in political activities.