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OT: American Politics

axlsalinger said:

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from what I read from a very brief scanning of their "agreements", it sure seemed to me like the law firms kinda promised nothing specific at all. Just an increase in pro bono government work in very general terms that could be applied in most any way.

but maybe the law firms were just being too clever, and don't understand what that these agreements were all about getting them to bend the knee, and that their clever legalese won't stop them from any consequences.
 
zeke said:
from what I read from a very brief scanning of their "agreements", it sure seemed to me like the law firms kinda promised nothing specific at all. Just an increase in pro bono government work in very general terms that could be applied in most any way.

but maybe the law firms were just being too clever, and don't understand what that these agreements were all about getting them to bend the knee, and that their clever legalese won't stop them from any consequences.
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yah the law firms took the lawyerly approach, wordsmithing their way to 'agreements' that don't actually amount to much.

but the problem is the optics. and that Trump thinks they cave and is gonna act as such. and seems to expect them to now do his government's illegal bidding for free under the guise of being 'pro bono' work on behalf of the administration. or something like that.

will be interesting to see how this plays out. most of the firms caved right quick, initially, so I'm not holding out hope they'll find their backbones...
 
zeke said:
wait is this the one where they just ordered voters to cure 60K+ in ballots?
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sort of, yeah. most were given the opportunity to cure them, or were supposed to.

but not all, apparently. was reading a story about some people who were just totally disenfranchised as a result.
 
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