Legal Incest

Wisconsin's Governor has appointed six, old, White, male, attorneys to be members of the new "State Accountability Board". As a 69-year old, White, male I have no problem with most of the apparent characteristics of that panel (I am opposed to "quotas"). However, I do have a few questions about that group.

1. Does the Law establishing that board require its members to
be attorneys?
2. If not, why not nominate some persons from outside only one profession so as to forestall any hint of maintaining "a government by attorneys and for attorneys"?
3. If yes, why was the Law so passed with the same danger of a form of legal incest as it is well known that the "lawyers' union" protects its own from much of any real discipline (eg Actual revocation of licenses) for misconduct?
4. How much did each of the nominees contribute to which politicians and political parties over the last ten years?
5. What are the financial interests of those persons and their family members? (Remember the considerable debate about our newest State Supreme Court Justice-Elect?)