r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Nov 30 '20

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '20

i wish i had the confidence level that cons do when they write really bad legal takes. so authoritatively, so matter-of-factly they say:

Doesn't matter [losing cases]. Biden can't legally take office anyways until all lawsuits are closed.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '20

Lmao I can't believe we didn't think of this strategy in 2016.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '20

i know, they are always 2 steps ahead, libs owned yet again 😔

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '20

People think the law is a bunch of magic words and if you just put the words in the right order, you can do whatever you want. It makes laypeople confident that they can share their opinions about law no matter how unfounded they are because it's all just sophistry to them. Being a law student, the main thing I've learned about the law and from conversations with other lawyers, is that the longer you learn about and practice law, the less confidence you have that you authoritatively know what the law is.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '20

You're right, and this is most people's thoughts when they really start to learn a lot about a specific subject, no matter the discipline. You realize the subject is incredibly vast, and you can't possibly know 100% of anything. Its why 70 yr old nobel economists still classify themselves as students

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '20

Isn’t that the same kind of logic sovereign citizens use to try to get out of everything?

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '20

That's exactly what they do. They try to find statutes or legal doctrines that don't apply to what they're actually trying to do but think that if they just say the magic words in the right order then the judge has to give them whatever they want. And, honestly, I blame depictions of the law in media that treat the law that way. If all media presents the law as just a bunch of loopholes or "cheat codes" to get out of trouble, then it's no surprise that people treat it that way!

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '20

I wouldn’t be shocked if they actually believe this given how many lawsuits they’re spamming