Let me simply say that the one issue you do raise that I'd like to deal with is this idea of personifying government to the status of client. In my view, the sacred relationship between solicitor-client is an individual and his lawyer. There's room for abuse when you start to view government as client and every lawyer in the country who is advising them as their solicitor; everything would be confidential because of solicitor-client privilege. I would be interested in your view of the personification of government. It worries me.
On June 19th, 2006. See this statement in context.