This is a reference to a Shakespeare quote, for those who don’t read.
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„No American President has ever before issued executive orders like the one at issue in this lawsuit targeting a prominent law firm with adverse actions to be executed by all Executive branch agencies but, in purpose and effect, this action draws from a playbook as old as Shakespeare, who penned the phrase: “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE,HENRY VI,PART 2, act 4, sc. 2, l. 75. When Shakespeare’s character, a rebel leader intent on becoming king, seeid. l. 74, hears this suggestion, he promptly incorporates this tactic as part of his plan to assume power, leading in the same scene to the rebel leader demanding “[a]way with him,” referring to an educated clerk, who “can make obligations and write court hand,” id. l. 90, 106. Eliminating lawyers as the guardians of the rule of law removes a major impediment to the path to more power. SeeWalters v. Nat’l Ass’n of Radiation Survivors, 473 U.S. 305, 371 n.24 (1985) (Stevens, J., dissenting) (explaining the import of the same Shakespearean statement to be “that disposing of lawyers is a step in the direction of a totalitarian form of government”).“
ProudSexyLady on
Wow, that’s wild. This whole situation just keeps getting crazier. I wonder how this will impact his legal battles moving forward.
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Ninevehenian on
As masses of comments pointed out before nov 24, trump does not want to stop being a dictator on day 1.
He will continue, the people around him want this. Act.
Ohnoherewego13 on
Let’s be honest, Trump doesn’t want anyone to have access to the courts other than him. His narcissism says everything serves him so no one else should have access to justice. This is just pure insanity, but I wouldn’t be shocked to see him get away with it. Thanks, Roberts and Co for screwing us all over.
KlaatuBarada1952 on
It is like Hannibal Lecter has invited America over for dinner with a side dish of fav Abe and and a nice Chianti wine.
CyberEU-62 on
Adolf Trump
CMG30 on
America elected a wannabe dictator and a Republican party that wants him to be.
What is happening now is the logical progression.
Intro-Nimbus on
There was this bloke in Europe that did the same thing about 90 years ago. He was very successful at first, but I hear it didn’t end well…
WILLIAMEANAJENKINS on
That’s slightly out of context ..
full_bl33d on
He’s spent more time in court than anybody. That’s one thing I’d believe him on. He was born into the courtroom, molded by it. He didn’t see an acquittal until he was already a man, and by then, it was nothing more to him but trifling.
Captnlunch on
He doesn’t have to kill ALL the lawyers. Maybe just a few…
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This is a reference to a Shakespeare quote, for those who don’t read.
„No American President has ever before issued executive orders like the one at issue in this lawsuit targeting a prominent law firm with adverse actions to be executed by all Executive branch agencies but, in purpose and effect, this action draws from a playbook as old as Shakespeare, who penned the phrase: “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE,HENRY VI,PART 2, act 4, sc. 2, l. 75. When Shakespeare’s character, a rebel leader intent on becoming king, seeid. l. 74, hears this suggestion, he promptly incorporates this tactic as part of his plan to assume power, leading in the same scene to the rebel leader demanding “[a]way with him,” referring to an educated clerk, who “can make obligations and write court hand,” id. l. 90, 106. Eliminating lawyers as the guardians of the rule of law removes a major impediment to the path to more power. SeeWalters v. Nat’l Ass’n of Radiation Survivors, 473 U.S. 305, 371 n.24 (1985) (Stevens, J., dissenting) (explaining the import of the same Shakespearean statement to be “that disposing of lawyers is a step in the direction of a totalitarian form of government”).“
Wow, that’s wild. This whole situation just keeps getting crazier. I wonder how this will impact his legal battles moving forward.
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As masses of comments pointed out before nov 24, trump does not want to stop being a dictator on day 1.
He will continue, the people around him want this. Act.
Let’s be honest, Trump doesn’t want anyone to have access to the courts other than him. His narcissism says everything serves him so no one else should have access to justice. This is just pure insanity, but I wouldn’t be shocked to see him get away with it. Thanks, Roberts and Co for screwing us all over.
It is like Hannibal Lecter has invited America over for dinner with a side dish of fav Abe and and a nice Chianti wine.
Adolf Trump
America elected a wannabe dictator and a Republican party that wants him to be.
What is happening now is the logical progression.
There was this bloke in Europe that did the same thing about 90 years ago. He was very successful at first, but I hear it didn’t end well…
That’s slightly out of context ..
He’s spent more time in court than anybody. That’s one thing I’d believe him on. He was born into the courtroom, molded by it. He didn’t see an acquittal until he was already a man, and by then, it was nothing more to him but trifling.
He doesn’t have to kill ALL the lawyers. Maybe just a few…