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dameatball

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7. My son is a lawyer, but he has been trying to remodel his house for the past year so I don't

Reply to fightforfreedom (Original post)

Tue Feb 1, 2022, 07:51 AM

Feb 2022

think he has time to overthrow the election. I'll keep an eye on him though. You know anything about tile work?

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This should be a bigger news story. [View all] fightforfreedom Feb 2022 OP

Also lawyers who are fighting back and investigating/prosecuting these a'holes hlthe2b Feb 2022 #1

I did not say all lawyers were behind the coup. fightforfreedom Feb 2022 #5

Your eleven point (accurate, but one-sided) excoriation of attorneys without a single comment hlthe2b Feb 2022 #10

I didn't read that into the OP at all. What I read is the TFG's lawyers are not being held Maraya1969 Feb 2022 #17

This Ferrets are Cool Feb 2022 #20

This is how I read this also....... and it's fine the way it is. secondwind Feb 2022 #36

That. onecaliberal Feb 2022 #55

The other thing. orangecrush Feb 2022 #62

Absolutely! n/t Myrddin Feb 2022 #69

We don't always agree... but on this we do. NurseJackie Feb 2022 #50

Thank you! nt Trueblue Texan Feb 2022 #30

Some of us have noticed Sanity Claws Feb 2022 #2

Interesting thanks! Wow even disciplinary hearings take a long time Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2022 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Feb 2022 #66

Yeah, it was all about the lawyers. NanceGreggs Feb 2022 #3

Not even FailedCoupGuy KS Toronado Feb 2022 #16

No one else except maybe agingdem Feb 2022 #22

Lawyers created the constitutional republic of the United States of America. no_hypocrisy Feb 2022 #4

My son is a lawyer, but he has been trying to remodel his house for the past year so I don't dameatball Feb 2022 #7

Shakespeare said it: Wicked Blue Feb 2022 #8

Beat me to it! n/t intheflow Feb 2022 #29

That quote is usually referenced out of context, this, an example. jaxexpat Feb 2022 #31

This right here. JudyM Feb 2022 #44

"The attorney/client privilege thing" is subject to the crime/fraud exception. rsdsharp Feb 2022 #60

A wide grey-ish line. jaxexpat Feb 2022 #77

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Feb 2022 #67

Absolutely. Same thing with the debacle in my local Florida community. Baitball Blogger Feb 2022 #9

I know I live in Florida too Oppaloopa Feb 2022 #54

Methinks someone snowybirdie Feb 2022 #11

Thank you! Dustlawyer Feb 2022 #18

I only have a problem with lawyers who try to overthrow our government. fightforfreedom Feb 2022 #24

Right!! Aviation91 Feb 2022 #12

Welcome to DU, Aviation91! calimary Feb 2022 #70

Years back, law firms were allowed to employ lobbyists directly. empedocles Feb 2022 #75

Where the fuck is the American Bar Association? randr Feb 2022 #13

That is my question. At a minimum there should be disbarments JohnSJ Feb 2022 #15

That's up to the individual State Bars, not the ABA madville Feb 2022 #35

Where the fuck are the State Bars? randr Feb 2022 #53

If you're lucky, just inside the state line! dchill Feb 2022 #68

What would they do? madville Feb 2022 #33

Eh, yes and no Mr. Ected Feb 2022 #14

This is why I would like Maddow to do a show about the lawyers involved in the coup. fightforfreedom Feb 2022 #26

You're on to something, maybe. They have reputations and careers to protect lostnfound Feb 2022 #57

FEDERALIST SOCIETY Captain Zero Feb 2022 #19

If Maddow does such a show, I hope every tie to the Federalist Society summer_in_TX Feb 2022 #63

You are so right - And then there were the millionaires funding it all. Joinfortmill Feb 2022 #21

I reuse to blame ALL lawyers but I do condemn those who actively pursued breaking the law in Samrob Feb 2022 #23

I condemn anyone and everyone who actively pursues breaking the law in support of Trump. ShazzieB Feb 2022 #59

Every one of them must be disbarred malaise Feb 2022 #25

I never thought about it this way. The Jungle 1 Feb 2022 #27

Since Trump's ascendance, this has been lawyer wars. His side is losing. ancianita Feb 2022 #28

"This lawyer war has always been Corporate v The People of the United States." Interesting. jaxexpat Feb 2022 #38

Yes, they have. Because citizens were misled into thinking THEY were the reason for the U.S. ancianita Feb 2022 #41

Thank you! Geechie Feb 2022 #51

... ancianita Feb 2022 #79

I've read your post several times and have this: jaxexpat Feb 2022 #76

Thanks for your thoughtful reply. I can raise the issue of our sources, but will leave it. ancianita Feb 2022 #78

Pro bono too? czarjak Feb 2022 #52

trump was the driving force behind the coup. spanone Feb 2022 #32

Lawyers, doctors, politicians, LEOs, largely police themselves. Lack of consequences is a problem. Midnight Writer Feb 2022 #34

Last I checked, these lawyers were not likely working on this pro bono Jarqui Feb 2022 #37

Ever watch "Breaking Bad"? WinstonSmith4740 Feb 2022 #39

Do you want a criminal lawyer or a "criminal" lawyer? lame54 Feb 2022 #43

Whoa UT_democrat Feb 2022 #40

From the party of NO frivolous law suits lame54 Feb 2022 #42

Shakespeare was right. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2022 #45

Yes, we need Faster responses to bad attorneys and doctors that break the law; flying_wahini Feb 2022 #46

True but.... garybeck Feb 2022 #47

Live by the Lawsuit, Die by the Lawsuit... SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2022 #48

Lawyers are a problem in our society. PufPuf23 Feb 2022 #49

Not true. Your broad swipe at lawyers sounds like a sophomoric argument against Rule of Law. ancianita Feb 2022 #82

Two organizations directly responsible for these predations are the Federalist Society and Ford_Prefect Feb 2022 #56

This deserves an OP of its own FakeNoose Feb 2022 #58

They quite literally define the terms. They are exactly the kinds of people and attitudes Ford_Prefect Feb 2022 #64

Yes - Dark Money by Jane Mayer tells a lot of this story FakeNoose Feb 2022 #65

Wonder how many lawyers TFG has run through by now? calimary Feb 2022 #61

Excellent point FeelingBlue Feb 2022 #71

Aren't lawyers supposed to adhere to some code of ethics? Poiuyt Feb 2022 #72

Many of them should be disbarred. Liberty Belle Feb 2022 #73

Personally I prefer good old-fashioned banishment. If you cannot love it leave it alone, or you will Ford_Prefect Feb 2022 #81

And guess who TFG will blame for his actions, duforsure Feb 2022 #74

Given 8958 views I doubt many have missed this topic, but crickets Feb 2022 #80