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mwmisses4289

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2. Sadly, he wouldn't be considered

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 09:38 AM

Mar 2025

a republican today. He'd probably be called a rino, or (horrors!) a woke, commie, antifa lover.
I vaguely remember the days as a young voter many many moons ago when I did vote for some Republicans, because they actually were good people who believed in the u.s. and the constitution and took their oath seriously.

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My father was a lawyer, my grandfather was a judge. One thing I heard over and over again as [View all] Raven Mar 2025 OP

My dad was a lawyer, too, and I clearly remember an argument we had Ocelot II Mar 2025 #1

Sadly, he wouldn't be considered mwmisses4289 Mar 2025 #2

Before I could vote in '69 & '70 at 16, and 17 yrs old I volunteered for 2 liberal Republicans.... electric_blue68 Apr 2025 #17

Agreed. In Ethics at Law School, our professor asked if an attorney no_hypocrisy Mar 2025 #3

Not just people with disagreeable views. Even the worst serial killers are entitled to legal allegorical oracle Mar 2025 #4

No, he'd give Ted Bundy a cabinet position or ambassadorship. erronis Mar 2025 #6

And ship his accusers to El Salvador yardwork Mar 2025 #9

I know Henry Asbill Henry203 Mar 2025 #7

That's how you do it. no_hypocrisy Mar 2025 #8

Beyond politics we have two mad men ignoring laws and removing democracy. twodogsbarking Mar 2025 #5

They WANT everything. dchill Mar 2025 #11

Indeed. calimary Mar 2025 #13

It's not and they can't have it. Gonna a be a hell of a fight. paleotn Mar 2025 #15

Two Mad Men?????????? DENVERPOPS Mar 2025 #14

Attorneys are not for anyone unless they are paid. Tetrachloride Mar 2025 #10

I know many lawyers who dedicate a certain % of their practice to pro bono work. Raven Mar 2025 #12

The values that have driven every decent thing this nation has ever accomplished... pat_k Mar 2025 #16