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Re:US Leaders VS Chinese Leaders aka (Lawyers vs Engineers) by satishmreddy on Monday January 31, 2011 @07:00PM (#2163757)
I think the important point is that there are no engineers among the top political ranks in the United States. I feel the US govt would benefit from an influx of good engineering minds.
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Re:US Leaders VS Chinese Leaders aka (Lawyers vs Engineers) by jacques_chester on Monday January 31, 2011 @07:32PM (#2163840)
Me too. Engineers have all the system-building instinct of lawyers, but more experience in fixing unintended consequences.

I've sometimes toyed with the idea of setting up a non-profit, non-partisan organisation to encourage STEM professionals to run for public office, along the lines of Emily's List.

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