Great piece, as always! One worrisome development is Paul Weiss’s capitulation in the face of Trump’s threats. What good is it to have all these lawyers if they willingly give up their power and moral authority?
Yeah that's not great. Columbia also seems to be caving. It's hard when repression is targeted at a single actor. I think the question should also be what are the other big law firms doing to show solidarity with Paul Weiss? What are the other universities doing to help Columbia?
I wonder (in earnest) what your colleagues would say on the judicial checks on the executive power today, specifically in reference to the Supreme Court decision on the Abrego Garcia case, and on the deportation of Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act.
People organically and spontaneously protested at Tesla dealerships. They know to protest at public buildings and their representatives' offices. What if they started protesting at courthouses? What if they chanted "follow the rules!", "no man is above the law", etc?
In this online world today, one important benefit of physical protests is they can jerk the public's attention away from screens and mindless entertainment. Physical protests should not only send a message to the powers that be, but also focus the general public on issues not covered in their personally curated media diet.
All these Americans bumbling along without a clue need to consider the reality of the fact that it is the law currently preserving their liberties.The judiciary grinding through its boring process and slow procedures is all that stands between the people and tyranny, see, the supine congress. Politicians are not trustworthy guardians of liberties. Although many politicians, who are probably lawyers, are wonderful and brilliant, most are passive, unimaginative, and weak in character.
Government is stronger when more than one branch combines to work together. The executive and the legislative branches are currently working as a team to pull the country down around our ears. The people need to come to the aid of the judiciary and shore it up. The judiciary cannot rally public opinion on its own. We need to make a public issue of the fact that once Trump pacifies the judiciary, nothing will stop him from violating anyone's civil liberties at any time. As long as Congress refuses to assert itself, Trump will eventually batter the courts down unless someone stops him.
Great piece, as always! One worrisome development is Paul Weiss’s capitulation in the face of Trump’s threats. What good is it to have all these lawyers if they willingly give up their power and moral authority?
Yeah that's not great. Columbia also seems to be caving. It's hard when repression is targeted at a single actor. I think the question should also be what are the other big law firms doing to show solidarity with Paul Weiss? What are the other universities doing to help Columbia?
I wonder (in earnest) what your colleagues would say on the judicial checks on the executive power today, specifically in reference to the Supreme Court decision on the Abrego Garcia case, and on the deportation of Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act.
Are they worried now?
People organically and spontaneously protested at Tesla dealerships. They know to protest at public buildings and their representatives' offices. What if they started protesting at courthouses? What if they chanted "follow the rules!", "no man is above the law", etc?
In this online world today, one important benefit of physical protests is they can jerk the public's attention away from screens and mindless entertainment. Physical protests should not only send a message to the powers that be, but also focus the general public on issues not covered in their personally curated media diet.
All these Americans bumbling along without a clue need to consider the reality of the fact that it is the law currently preserving their liberties.The judiciary grinding through its boring process and slow procedures is all that stands between the people and tyranny, see, the supine congress. Politicians are not trustworthy guardians of liberties. Although many politicians, who are probably lawyers, are wonderful and brilliant, most are passive, unimaginative, and weak in character.
Government is stronger when more than one branch combines to work together. The executive and the legislative branches are currently working as a team to pull the country down around our ears. The people need to come to the aid of the judiciary and shore it up. The judiciary cannot rally public opinion on its own. We need to make a public issue of the fact that once Trump pacifies the judiciary, nothing will stop him from violating anyone's civil liberties at any time. As long as Congress refuses to assert itself, Trump will eventually batter the courts down unless someone stops him.