Quote of the Day - Lawsuits

Nobody ever wins a lawsuit but the lawyers. – Robert A. Heinlein

The Democrats are the party of lawyers. Yes, there are plenty of lawyers in the Republican Party, but the Republicans tend not to support things that increase business for lawyers. Increased regulation, policies favoring increased litigation, and complex statutes all create business opportunities for lawyers and are typically favored by Democrats rather than Republicans. The Democrats own lawfare.

Right now the Trump Administration is being inundated with lawsuits. Many, perhaps most, are frivolous. Either that or those bringing the lawsuits simply do not understand the Constitution. That is what one has to conclude after hearing Democrats screaming that the president — you know, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed — should not be meddling with the US Armed Forces; or that the president — in whom executive power is vested — is creating a Constitutional crisis by exercising that power over the agencies of the Executive Branch. (I know, embrace the power of "and." They are frivolous and those bringing them do not understand the Constitution. For them a word means exactly what they intend it to mean. No more and no less.)

Yes, these lawsuits will all go down to dusty death. In the end, they will be counterproductive because they will strengthen the Trump presidency, restoring much of the executive power that was filched in the aftermath of Watergate. Despite this, the Democrats still win. They are the party of lawyers and Heinlein is right: nobody ever wins a lawsuit but the lawyers. Even if they lose the case, they enrich themselves and their profession.

Unless a means can be found to ensure the lawyers lose along with the losing lawfare lawsuits they bring, lawfare will continue. With the courts, lawyers are the house. At present, the game is rigged in favor of the house.