Law firms were an early target for the administration. The criminals see the law as either a hindrance or a tool they can use for oppression. They need to control the lawyers, even if they can’t control the judges.
Much of the chaos in the country is caused by Executive Orders. People view them as if they are legal documents. Royal proclamations. Everybody must jump to the president’s will. However, they are merely glorified memorandums, directing the government bureaucracy to focus on certain tasks. And yet everybody behaves as if this is a new law that must be obeyed.
Law firms should know this. When a new orange order comes along targeting them, they should simply use the massive legal firepower they have to tell the government to mind its own business. Instead, they have simply turned their legal services over to the government. Good for the government – not only do they get free service, but fewer opponents.
At least there is now some resistance. Other firms are being targeted. By now, the bad intentions of the regime are obvious. In any case, like all protection rackets, the extortionists have taken the first payment and are now coming back for more.
These efforts are succeeding, for the time being. At the same time, Harvard has commendably taken a stand to defend its independence and integrity from maga’s ideological attacks. They may as well go down fighting than just simply give in.