NYC Taxi Workers just called for a work stoppage

[bigtree]

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[mopinko]

1. soooooo many people are newly woke.

unless they are prepared to start running citizens over with tanks, which would not really surprise me, we must win.

[irisblue]

2. Hell to the YEAH

[Laffy Kat]

3. Good. Shut NYC down.

Esp. Wall Street.

[elmac]

4. we all must fight STDs

Stupid Trump Decisions.

[sagetea]

8. STD!!!

Stupid trump decision!!!! LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!

sage

[Mr. Evil]

18. Make it viral!

[SammyWinstonJack]

24. STDs Stupid tRump Decisions.....

[burrowowl]

26. Love it!!!!

[calimary]

42. Gotta spread that one around! Stupid Trump Decisions!

For me it might sometimes be StDs. I hate having to capitalize his name. I don't feel like showing him any respect.

[Stonepounder]

5. This is the America I grew up in. This is my country!

Thank you NYC!!!

[Dem2]

6. Feeling encouraged at the response to this

These are patriots.

[llmart]

7. Thank you to these two patriots!

And, yes, they ARE patriots! You represent all that's good about America. I hope more immigration lawyers step up all over this country.

[tenorly]

10. This is why Republicans hate lawyers so much.

They don't just provide a service (and a very important one at that); they're often at the forefront of so many of the reforms over the years which we now take for granted.

[llmart]

13. Well, some lawyers provide these services...

but I wouldn't get all sentimental about all of them.

I have worked with and know many, many good lawyers who fight the good fight every single day, sometimes doing hours of pro bono work for people and groups such as immigrants. I've also known of many who are just out to bilk people.

These two are admirable young people as are almost all of those with the ACLU.

[tenorly]

22. I mean their legal services in general; but point well taken.

Some unfortunately do make nefarious use of their skills; just ask vulture funds and the RNC (to name a few).

[GetRidOfThem]

39. Just watched Jonathan Turnley on CNN on Zakharia's GPS

Trying to smooth talk the constitutionality of Trump's orders. Now we have an example of a rotten lawyer.... He had a bad smirk on his face too.... Wanted to punch him...

[llmart]

41. I get that feeling often.

I used to want to wipe that smirk off of Dubya's face quite a bit and cheered heartily when the shoe was thrown at him. Now I just want to punch these types of people in the face. I'm not generally a violent person.

[klook]

46. I saw that -- what a d*ck... Turley wrote about Obama's "Imperial Presidency" in May 2014, btw

Guess he didn't feel the need to be objective then.

[HurricaneWarning]

14. Exactly.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

32. Rs like their own lawyers just fine. But, yeah, they hate lawyers who

inconvenience them.

[tenorly]

34. And that, in a nutshell, is tort reform.

Crackerjack lawyers for me, but not for thee.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

35. Bingo. And that, in a nutshell, is the Republican Party.

All for me, but none for thee.

[Dustlawyer]

37. Please remember this next time they call for tort reform to take away more of your rights.

In Texas the ignorant fell for their lies about "frivolous lawsuits" and how doctors were leaving the state due to malpractice suits. They fell for groups funded by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Kochs such as Citizens against lawsuit abuse. They promised lower malpractice insurance for doctors, yeah right, never happened!

Now with caps on damages (for the frivolous cases why would you need a cap), children, the elderly, unemployed and home-makers have trouble finding a malpractice attorney to represent them because without lost wages which are outside of the cap, the case is a losing proposition even if you get the maximum you can recover. Medical care has suffered as hospitals and doctors don't have to worry about paying for their mistakes

Trial lawyers work on a contingency fee, meaning we don't get paid unless our client's recover. Therefore we have a big incentive to only take cases we believe have merit. 98% of American judges responded to a poll that hey did not have a problem with frivolous lawsuits in their court. If they have one they dismiss it, case closed.

Kudos to these brave attorneys, I hope they do not run afoul of their state's advertising rules!!!

[HurricaneWarning]

11. Yes!

Immigration lawyers are all over this. This is my America. RESIST.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. I kind of thought it would come to this in some way

If things stop working smoothly, the public gets pissed

Recall lack of snow removal in Chicago toppled a mayor

[beveeheart]

31. Lack of snow removal in Denver toppled Mayor McNichols in '83.

Federico Pena won and went on to become Clinton's Secretary of Transportation.

[bettyellen]

12. They should shuttle protestors translators and lawyers to the airport !!

[Bettie]

15. This gives me hope

People are mobilizing, they are not sitting down and letting this shit happen.

[bdamomma]

16. Be a member of the ACLU too

These lawyers are doing a great service.

[orangecrush]

44. Done.

Did that January 20th.

[Yavin4]

17. We're only 8 days in. Eight fucking days of a a four year term.

And we have lawyers racing to airports to represent clients.

[Ligyron]

19. I'm calling for a general strike!

Shut it all down until sanity returns.

[notdarkyet]

21. Hear, hear.

[dalton99a]

30. Extreme circumstances require extreme measures.

[Phentex]

40. agreed!

I think people are starting to realize this.

[drm604]

20. K&R

[elmac]

23. Chicago PD airport protest live feed

http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/17695/web

[elehhhhna]

27. Bookmarking thanks.

[George II]

25. It was always my hope that what that clown was doing and would do was going to backfire...

....I just didn't think it would start happening so quickly.

This is going to mushroom, and there's nothing he can do that can stop it.

[flamingdem]

28. It's the only way, General Strike

Sooner or later it will come to that

[dhill926]

33. I agree...

general strike is needed and now, I think it may actually happen. or close to one anyway....folks be pissed and I love it...

[zentrum]

29. Fantastic. This

......T ugly cruelty will not stand.

[Jim Beard]

36. All of it has worked some for now but not in the long run.

[matt819]

38. Way to go!!'

This is fantastic! This is America!

[orangecrush]

43. Now ee're getting somewhere.

I hope the rest of labor doesn't fall for Trumps bullshit and follows suit.

[lunatica]

45. They should stop their taxis in front and around Trump Tower

And just sit there.

Really clog his ass.