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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP here. Meant to mention that I am also a former Big Law partner (at another firm that has been targeted). I am baffled by how this passed the full partnership.  As someone said up thread, this negotiating was crap. Gave away way more than needed.  I would not want this firm handling a major matter for me.

I can only assume the rest of the partnership had no idea.

Do we think this managing partner, who
Bundles money for DS, panicked and thoughjr this was the only way to save his job?[/quote]
Honestly, at this point, behind-the-scenes blackmail is starting to make sense as an explanation for how SO many have capitulated without a fight. Paul Weiss, Columbia, Schumer, Disney, the hosts of Morning Joe, all of the who's whos of Silicon Valley from Alphabet to Apple to Meta to OpenAI, and so many more. This isn't the first time institutions and public figures have been targeted by an administration with autocratic aspirations (Dubya comes to mind). I can't recall having seen this type of rolling over and showing of the belly by the powerful since McCarthyism, however.[/quote]

But that’s just it. It’s McCarthyism  combined with early 1930a history. History these people have forgotten. Appeasement doesn’t work. It just leads to being complicit.

All those people who reflexively say “never again” on Holocaust Remembrance Day should wake the f&ck up. This is how you get to “again” - by trying to appease would-be dictators. Maybe the current dictator wannabe isn’t interested in murdering 12 million people or conquering territory, but that’s just our good fortune. Because the stage is being set for that to be accomplished if he or his successor wanted to go that route.

Paul Weiss, Columbia, Congress, and everyone else who is capitulating or hoping to profit or turn the moment to their advantage are cowards who have forgotten history they should know.

But a lot of us haven’t forgotten. And we will fight authoritarianism. [/quote]

How?

How will you fight it?

How should we fight it?

I’m a lawyer and my colleagues and I are fighting it, but it seems small and scattershot. Needless to say, it’s not really working (hard to curb illegal behavior when the administration ignores court orders and calls to impeach judges).

So, what’s the plan for the opposition party and individuals? [/quote]

I don’t have a comprehensive plan. But I do know bowing the knee isn’t it. Normalizing isn’t it. Rolling over and giving and and ignoring because it seems too big isn’t it. Individuals are protesting and using economic power, attorneys are suing on their behalf (and winning), some firms like Perkins fight back. Speaking out and refusing to concede are crucial. That’s what we do to start and see where momentum goes. But there is none if everyone just submits at the first sign of challenge. [/quote]

Right.

That’s what we are doing…but it’s not really moving the needle.

Where’s the leadership?

Where’s the organized opposition?

The demonstrations are too small.

The lawsuits are whack a mole solutions to single issues…and are meaningless when the administration refuses to comply.

Why hasn’t anyone figured a way to kick musk out?

Why isn’t congress concerned enough to take action? Heck, why are certain Dems sniping at each other instead of rallying the party to March in lockstep against the dismantling of our government?

And why the hell did a law firm bend over backwards to pay Trump $40M???

^^^
Now he knows he can bully anyone and win. Why not continue down that path?

Again: my day job is basically advocating against the dangerous things this administration is doing. And I don’t own a Tesla. And I don’t shop at target. Etc. What else can be done? Litigation will continue. Daily emails to the Hill will continue. But it’s not enough.

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PP, I hear you. There is no magic fix. Our “opposition “party, ah hem,  the Democrats, completely lack any sort of spine.

We should be calling them every, single day and demanding they use the tools they have to stop this. Be specific. For example, ask your Democratic senators to deny unanimous consent at every opportunity. Not just once but every time. Had one senator pulled a Tommy Tuberville Linda McBride would not yet be secretary of education.

Call your House rep and demand they call for impeachment. Yes I know Republicans won’t let this happen. But is getting the conversation out there and putting pressure on the reps to start thinking of this as an option. Think of it as a messaging call.

When your reps do something good call  and praise them. That could be a 30 second call and it really, really . We need to be very specific in our asks for members. Each call should have one issue call. 
“ I’m calling X and asking them to do X. Will they do X? I would like a response. “

Keep talking to friends, family, neighbors -anyone that you think disagrees with the corrupt and illegal actions of this regime. Get them to call their representatives.

Attend protests. It’s really important that we the people are out on the streets showing that we are not “antifa“ but rather many of us are middle aged professionals who are outraged.

Two protest to definitely attend. March 29 - worldwide Tesla takedown rallies. Just Google Tesla Takedown and you’ll find locations where they’re at. You do not have to sign up you can just show up. April 5 there’s also going to be a massive day of action. Again you can Google “ April 5 “hands off“

Now imagine you have 10 friends doing everything I just mentioned and they tell 10 friends and they tell 10 friends. There is no Calvary coming to save us. We are on our own. But we can do this. We’ve done hard things in the past and we can do this.

Good luck and be well. [/quote]

Right.

We are doing this.

But it’s not really yielding results fro leaders on the Hill, and it certainly doesn’t matter to the administration.

You know what did?

Remember the memo that basically stopped all federal funding…and then it was rescinded within a day or two?

It was rescinded because elected officials from Red states/cities/counties pushed back quickly and bigly.

^^^
We need more of that. Their voices matter more than those from solidly blue states.

Why hasn’t the DNC tapped its ginormous piggybank to mount a campaign against this administration…now? It would serve the dual purpose of messaging for midterms as well as launching a mutiny now. [/quote]

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