Bishop Simeon Hall speaks out against electing lawyers to Parliament

Sun, Aug 22nd 2010, 11:00 PM

By TANEKA THOMPSON

Tribune Staff Reporter

tthompson@
tribunemedia.net

BAHAMIAN voters should throw their support behind "ordinary" members of society instead of continuously electing lawyers to the halls of Parliament, said Bishop Simeon Hall.

The senior pastor of New Covenant Baptist Church reasoned that lawyers - many of whom profit from the "present culture of criminality" - cannot be expected to solve the crime problem or change the systems in place which have led to this "national nightmare."

He added that men and women who have proven themselves successful in community building and business would make better political candidates. While several lawyers ar ...

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