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Good faith is where I got hung up. I argue in good faith because I tell you up front that I'm advocating and not being neutral about it. If opposing counsel says I am not acting in good faith, them's fighting words. I see you mean it in a broader sense now.
January 29, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Good faith is where I got hung up. I argue in good faith because I tell you up front that I'm advocating and not being neutral about it. If opposing counsel says I am not acting in good faith, them's fighting words. I see you mean it in a broader sense now.
Never implied otherwise. I'm just blunt. I enjoy what I've read of his.
January 29, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Never implied otherwise. I'm just blunt. I enjoy what I've read of his.
I take you at your word when you say "Lawyers . . . are not my colleagues." I see it differently is all and was being a bit wry. Scholarship is important.
January 29, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I take you at your word when you say "Lawyers . . . are not my colleagues." I see it differently is all and was being a bit wry. Scholarship is important.
Yes, the solution is to retreat to your ivory towers. Brilliant. Stay cloistered, then, far away from us dirty practicing attorneys. Unless you write something that helps my client. Then, you're okay.
January 29, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Yes, the solution is to retreat to your ivory towers. Brilliant. Stay cloistered, then, far away from us dirty practicing attorneys. Unless you write something that helps my client. Then, you're okay.
You academics are funny. Go at each other more, not less. Screw gentility.
January 29, 2026 at 3:09 PM
You academics are funny. Go at each other more, not less. Screw gentility.
I see. Then we force Venezuela to give it to us on conditions specified by the admin. Cool tricks from a lawless bunch.
January 28, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I see. Then we force Venezuela to give it to us on conditions specified by the admin. Cool tricks from a lawless bunch.
Border Patrol killed Alex Pretti, not ICE. Accuracy is important.
January 27, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Border Patrol killed Alex Pretti, not ICE. Accuracy is important.
Performative. Go for the head of the snake. It's already too late, but it's the least you can do.
January 27, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Performative. Go for the head of the snake. It's already too late, but it's the least you can do.
Seems that way. I'm even more interested in the twisted logic they take to get there given the shitty state of our jurisprudence.
January 23, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Seems that way. I'm even more interested in the twisted logic they take to get there given the shitty state of our jurisprudence.
Go harsher even. "Catastrophic" is a nice word. What a time to teach international relations it must be.
January 23, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Go harsher even. "Catastrophic" is a nice word. What a time to teach international relations it must be.
"You cannot reason a person out of a position he did not reason himself into in the first place." Jonathan Swift
January 21, 2026 at 5:59 PM
"You cannot reason a person out of a position he did not reason himself into in the first place." Jonathan Swift
What lawyer doesn't admire a body of law unsullied by the mob rule of legislators?
January 21, 2026 at 5:11 PM
What lawyer doesn't admire a body of law unsullied by the mob rule of legislators?
Yes, it happens. Why it happens can include a mistake, yes. There are other reasons it can happen too. Negligently, recklessly, and intentionally to name a specific few. It's almost like that's why we investigate before making a final determination. Or so we used to.
January 20, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Yes, it happens. Why it happens can include a mistake, yes. There are other reasons it can happen too. Negligently, recklessly, and intentionally to name a specific few. It's almost like that's why we investigate before making a final determination. Or so we used to.
If impeached, convicted, and removed, VP becomes the new POTUS and thus would be empowered and motivated to seize control. In no world does JD miss that golden opportunity. Power abhors a vacuum as much as it corrupts.
January 20, 2026 at 7:33 PM
If impeached, convicted, and removed, VP becomes the new POTUS and thus would be empowered and motivated to seize control. In no world does JD miss that golden opportunity. Power abhors a vacuum as much as it corrupts.
Yes. We can fix this mess. It would take a lot of work, but it's still possible, maybe. Removing Trump is step one. In three more years we might go beyond the point of no return if we haven't already.
January 20, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Yes. We can fix this mess. It would take a lot of work, but it's still possible, maybe. Removing Trump is step one. In three more years we might go beyond the point of no return if we haven't already.
He's complicit. Anyone not moving to impeach, convict, and remove Trump right now is as well.
January 20, 2026 at 7:21 PM
He's complicit. Anyone not moving to impeach, convict, and remove Trump right now is as well.
Impeach and remove Trump. If Vance won't release them, then impeach and remove him. Keep going until we find someone willing.
January 20, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Impeach and remove Trump. If Vance won't release them, then impeach and remove him. Keep going until we find someone willing.
Keep impeaching until we get a POTUS who does.
January 20, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Keep impeaching until we get a POTUS who does.
They've already failed. Impeach everyone.
January 20, 2026 at 7:13 PM
They've already failed. Impeach everyone.
Every single politician who does not contribute to impeaching this fuck immediately is complicit if they weren't already.
January 20, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Every single politician who does not contribute to impeaching this fuck immediately is complicit if they weren't already.
Damn I feel older than I did before I read this.
January 19, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Damn I feel older than I did before I read this.
Situation normal, all fucked up.
January 19, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Situation normal, all fucked up.