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  1. Twice addressed this quite nicely. Further, you can look at my posts above regrading the “ethical crisis” set forth in this thread, which got down to “lawyers don’t police themselves enough.” I addressed each of the five reforms you think lawyers need to be making to fix the legal system. None of which address the “ethical crisis” of attorneys not policing themselves. None. Finally, lawyers are disciplined across the country every month. That discipline comes about due to reports from other attorneys, and client complaints. Guess who “prosecuted” those complaints? Lawyers. You will likely read that and somehow conclude, “gernblansten said lawyers are perfect and there’s no problems in the profession.” It’d be an odd conclusion, but you seem to paint in broad strokes and misapply logic and reasoning. Somewhat akin to complaining about how our offense can’t run the ball and dammit the secondary coach needs to fix it!
  2. Not one single time, which is why you didn't quote me. I've got no objection to it. How do lawyers make that happen? Where does the government get the money to pay for it? Isn't adequate representation in the Constitution? Is it your position the representation for all isn't "adequate"? How do you intend to define whether every litigant in America has "adequately" been represented? Rich and white get better results than poor and brown. You know who determines that a lot of the time? Juries. You. Your friends and neighbors. You think lawyers don't make this argument? They do. It sucks. It sucks for lawyers and it sucks for litigants. Criminally charged have the right to a speedy trial and that happens when they want it to. If you're rich you can slow it down with Motions. Unfortunately, Motions have to be heard. If you decide you're not going to hear Motions from the rich, you can't hear them from the poor either. I don't think anyone could disagree with that position. I think Congress is in the better position to address that in a quick manner. Trump and his cohorts got their asses handed to them time after time after time with the election fraud bullshit while he sat in the Oval Office. The rule of law is the only reason Trump wasn't in office during the Biden years. Courts keep telling Trump he can't do what he's doing or slows down what he's doing so it can be addressed in the Courts. So, what it really comes down to, is you want the Supreme Court to rule in a manner that you prefer and Trump to listen to them.
  3. Thank you for your opinion. I appreciate your thoughts. 1. If you'd like to expound on how the legal profession is in the midst of an ethical crisis, I'd listen, but I respect your opinion that you leave it at "yes". 2. I think we can agree politicians have been held accountable in the past. Senator Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison within the last few months. So, there is still some accountable somewhere. I would agree Trump is not in prison. I believe he was convicted of 34 felonies and found liable civilly due to the legal system. I can't comment on the judicially sanctioned corruption without some specific identification. I'm not saying it doesn't exist, but if we're going to say those things it'd be good to know exactly what we're talking about. 3. I would tend to agree. At any given time 5 justices can hold opinions based on their political beliefs, but can justify it interpreting laws. A large percentage of lawyers and the public may not agree. And, it can swing back the other way when the numbers on the Court change. Do we want to throw Justices off the Supreme Court when we disagree, but not let "the other side" throw off Justices off when they disagree? Should Justices be voted on for retention?
  4. There you go again just patting yourself on the back and saying everything is fine! That's all you've done the last few years! JUST STOP IT!
  5. What reforms to our justice system do you want to enact? Who? There are attorneys all over the country in conversations, on message boards, on television, in publications, and most importantly in court filing saying this Administration is violating the rule of law. Again, who? Where?
  6. I really appreciate you taking the time to respond. I assumed the current complaint about not effectively policing itself against bad actors who discredit the profession was related to a recent specific event, like trump's el salvador gulag. As far as the condition in bold, you posted a couple rules of professional responsibility. Attorneys are required to report known ethics violations. If the profession is in the midst of an ethical crisis, the actions contributing to the crisis need to be reported. That's part of the policing. You point out that you have no idea of the lack of reporting is a problem. There are individual law firms dealing with the White House and individual attorneys and departments in the DOJ who should be in the midst of an "ethical crisis", but I haven't seen anything specific set out to indicate the entire legal profession is in the midst of an ethical crisis. Seems the base complaint by numerous posters (not necessarily you Bozo) boils down to: the majority of SCOTUS rules in a manner I greatly disagree with so the legal system is a complete failure. Anyway, I appreciate your posts and taking the time to respond to my inquiry.
  7. 1. Do you think the legal profession is in the midst of an ethical crisis? 2. If not, cool, I misunderstood your post, my bad, enjoy your day. If so, can you specifically identify the ethical crisis? 3. Please identify a specific unethical act of at least one or two attorneys that have contributed to the legal profession being in midst of an ethical crisis because they would need to be reported by others attorneys who are aware of the unethical behavior.
  8. My fault. Carry on repeating your vague complaints about an ethical crisis being ignored by the entire legal profession despite the high standards requiring action that you cannot identify.
  9. No, but what difference would that make? It could be a probate attorney in Stoddard, Wisconsin. Or, a very virtuous personal injury attorney in Phoenix getting ready for a mediation in a tractor trailer collision. Banking compliance attorney in Lexington, Kentucky. The complaint appears to be there is an ethical crisis and lawyers aren't doing anything about it. Lawyers are required to report unethical behavior. So, the same question remains wherever you'd prefer the attorney to live and what type of work the attorney performs.
  10. What are the obvious flaws that are being ignored? How are those obvious flaws fixed?
  11. Okay. So what does that insurance defense lawyer in Phoenix need to do today to demand every lawyer adhere to the highest standards, especially at the highest levels? Can you identify any specific lawyer who the Phoenix attorney needs to be reporting today?
  12. Bozo or anyone else readily agrees with the "ethical crisis among the entire legal profession": There is an insurance defense lawyer sitting in his office in Phoenix today preparing for a mediation regarding a tractor trailer collision. What is it that you think he/she needs to be doing today to address the ethical crisis you believe exists?
  13. VEEP covered this pretty well I think, except the numbers are too low for Trump.
  14. "Tariffs? Never heard of 'em. Never met 'em. If I did, there would be a picture of me with 'em. Do you have a picture of me with tariffs?" -Trump, probably
  15. Trump doesn't think the high Fox ratings means she's going to be a good US attorney, it's her complete loyalty to Trump that means she'll be a good US attorney.
  16. So, like 1982 or so? Do you go by when she became incredibly popular or when she was grinding it out as a relative unknown?
  17. I mean, if you don't even have to be a real doctor I might send in my resume as I'm a fairly successful amateur gynecologist. On the one hand, I could fit in with the administration's platform of "grab them by the pussy". On the other hand, I've only done that when a nice lady tells me to, so I'd lose points since all my experiences have been consensual. Maybe I'll just focus on my abilities at beating 4 year olds at Operation for the "Surgeon" part and how good I am at Risk for the "General" part. Once I throw in that I watched Silence of the Lambs two nights ago and how I'm shocked those libtards let Hannibal Lector asylum murderers into our big, beautiful United States of America, I feel like I've got a shot.
  18. Could always do Bavette’s or Eiffel Tower with a view of the fountains. Saw Absinthe a month ago. Didn’t seem as good as in the past, could’ve just been an off night.
  19. Call him? Get with it Duffy, you gotta use Singal.
  20. One would have to be willfully ignorant to think now that he's attacking individual law firms people suddenly think the "rule of law" is in jeopardy. A very quick simple search results in: Donald Trump Could Threaten U.S. Rule of Law, Scholars ...Jun 3, 2016 — With five months to go before Election Day, Mr. Trump has already said he would “loosen” libel laws to make it easier to sue news organizations. Donald Trump's Assault on Rule of Law Is Our Biggest Threat Aug 31, 2017 — Trump is targeting America's faith in the rule of law. He obstructed justice in the investigation into his ties to Russian interference in the ... Trump and the Threat to Democracy Dec 10, 2019 — First, Trump has repeatedly launched verbal assaults upon federal judges, thus challenging the independence of the federal judiciary. During the ... Trump's Violations of the Emoluments Clauses | ACS Oct 1, 2019 — President Donald Trump has been violating the Constitution since noon on January 20, 2017. His decision in the months prior to his inauguration to retain ... President Trump's Attacks on the Rule of Law, From A to Z Dec 21, 2020 — President Trump's attacks on the rule of law in his four years in office have ranged from blatant disregard to outright breach. Trump's unbroken pattern of disdain for the rule of law Feb 22, 2020 — He publicly mocked federal judges, derided the criminal justice system as a “laughingstock” and used his first presidential pardon on Sheriff ...
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