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[–] BigMacHole@thelemmy.club 161 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We're SLASHING DEI so we can FINALLY hire Lawyers WITHOUT any Lawyer Experience!

-Republicans?

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Well, at least there isn't any homo and no nCLANGers!

[–] Sasquatch@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yeah all my homies hate clang. #GCC4lyfe

edit: is joke. Clang's compile-time analysis/instrumentation injection and bytecode inspection is cool as hell. Also interop between languages and stuff. Work uses GCC though, so my hands are tied

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

No, gol-dangit dag-nabbit, I-uh said the sheriff was a niBONGGGGGG

[–] DandomRude@piefed.social 65 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I mean, the Secretary of Education is a wrestling promoter and she’s by no means the only completely unqualified member of the administration. The entire cabinet is like that: from MMA fighters to conspiracy theorists - it’s a grotesque, full-blown clown show.

But hey, it won't be easy to find even halfway decent lawyers for this job anyway, given that working for this attorney general will most likely make you liable to prosecution.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The FBI director is a podcaster, the HHS secretary is...whatever RFK Jr did before (the word "failson" comes to mind).

I think his educational qualifications were as an environmental lawyer. But failson fits him on both a practical and spiritual level, though king of the crackheads would also work.

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Grifter.

The word you're looking for is grifter.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

"Remember how difficult it was for you to pass the bar? Come work for us and we'll get you disbarred before you know what hit you!"

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago

Rubbish. Next you'll be telling me that the Secretary of WAR is an alcoholic, ~~nazi~~Christian nationalist tattoo covered, pundit from Faux News...
UNPOSSIBLE!!

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago (1 children)

LOL, of course they did.

Everything about this stupid hack and his administration is total clown shoes.

[–] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

including the ginormous Florsheims

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Yes, the fact that they are wearing gigantic shoes is very apropos.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 34 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So like...same as the other moronic tools they've been hiring. Got it.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They had experience in primary school. This next round is going to be fully illiterate.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You can't be held back by the constitution if you can't read the constitution.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Probably because they don't find enough qualified people who drop morals and regards for the law when told to do so.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Nobody's willing to take a contempt charge for the planned incompetence of their bosses

[–] P1k1e@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Oh sure, that'll get those cases won

[–] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Rebranding DEI to "didn't educate itself"

[–] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 7 points 1 week ago

Don’t Ever Improve

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Bwhaha.

This is gonna end well.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 11 points 1 week ago

[Defense attorneys grinning, and rubbing their hands gleefully]

[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.wtf 11 points 1 week ago

Finally my diploma from the Arkansas School of Real Good Lawyerin' is going to be of use.

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

They do very poorly in front of Federal judges with that little experience.

Good.

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

The point isn’t to win. It’s to put on a show. Republicans don’t do actual work.

[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago

I think this is related: https://youtu.be/434iXhWZg0M

Please leave a comment under that change as directed: https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOJ-OAG-2026-0001-0001

They have problems getting experienced prosecutors do illegal shit, so this is the strategy to achieve that.

[–] Ironfist79@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We're so fucked. Three more years of this crap, at least.

As long as we don't start appointing Judges with zero experience this is a win.

[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Was not aware they had an experience requirement

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 6 points 1 week ago

They're running out of lawyers

[–] ReluctantlyZen@ani.social 6 points 1 week ago

Gee, whatever happened to wanting a meritocracy?

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 5 points 1 week ago

"As long as you're breathing, well take you."

"Nah, I'll pass."

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

What do you mean,they hire by merit? Remember? When they cut "revered" generals/members for news hosts

[–] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 4 points 1 week ago

“We don’ need no stinkin’ badges!!!”

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

Don't they still need to pass the Bar exam in the state where they want to go to court?

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

At one time in the past, being a lawyer for the government would make any parent proud. Now it's like being an enemy against the good citizens of your own country.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Might as well drop the requirement that they pass the BAR exam