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No, don't be silly. Individuals and families will linger for a century or two (well,not the same individuals).

We might, however, soon reach the point of no return. If not already.

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The pie chart of the former may not be very determinate, but the pie chart of the latter is damn huge.

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There's that nasty woman Hillary and Muslin thug Obummer and unhuman Liberal snowflakes. Trumpie so hurt.

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Thanks! Jet is the reason I use theblackdog as my username.

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Almost always got a tip delivering landscaping and masonry supplies to Lawn Guyland middle and working class folks, even if it was just a can of soda or two bucks for coffee. Things got dicey in the "classier" neighborhoods.

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If only they'd tell you that they were unethical douchebags up front.

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In the old universe, there'd be almost no lawyer who could say no to a legitimate Billionaire In Trouble.

But we've crossed the Derp Horizon into the Trumpleverse, and no reality can escape anymore.

Also, he's a Thousandaire, at best.

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Three words.1) Clever2) Funny3) Like >^o.o^<

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And still, poor Larry Klayman waits by the phone...

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Pissing up a rope in a strong wind is all they could come up with. tRumpCo is screwed. Teehee.

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Great John Dean riff!

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Trump smash! No need lawyer!

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What about Trump U?

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IKR. It's like wearing a "get me a beer bitch" t shirt to your divorce hearing presided over by a female judge.

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As another lawyer, I disagree. There are a lot of no-contest procedures (name changes, just to take one obvious example) where a literate person can use a resource like Nolo and save a thousand bucks. Sure, s/he will have to be willing to take on a new hobby for a while, and it will likely take longer than it would with an attorney (at least, a conscientious one), but MUCH cheaper. That said, getting into litigation as a pro se is almost always a bad idea. But for a non-contested matter, even something like a probate, a person with attention to detail can do it without a lawyer. Most people are not that person, in this day and age. But, even if I WEREN'T a lawyer, I would feel comfy doing some things via Nolo. (I'm maybe not representative either.) All of this does not apply to other, different, cookie-cutter paralegal-type firms. They can fuck you by inadvertence and/or ignorance, because they just don't care.

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It's too bad that Jacques "Terror Advocate" Vergès is dead because he would have been thrilled to be able to defend Trump.

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