To have them also make the rules is just too much. Fox guarding the henhouse and all that. Lawyers are amoral by definition and necessity, and as such should not be making the rules for the rest of society to live by. It cannot be practiced by any who come with preconceived notions or ideals of right and wrong. I contend the country would be far better off with moral people making our laws.
Legislation reflects that.
A few days, a few weeks and voila, a done deal. I'm talking normal business, not a complicated or contentious deal. Try getting it done today without at least 3 lawyers, six delays and four or five figures in closing costs and in under 6 months. Again we have courts to resort to when necessary . If you don't have a lawyer, you get a bigger fine and probably 10 days in the cooler to contemplate the error of your ways.