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moniss

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8. The fascists bogus argument about remaining in place during
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 10:53 AM
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appeals is immediately defeated by the fact of not allowing various federal workers or agencies to continue in place while they appealed the efforts to terminate them. It is a long standing legal principle that you don't get to argue diametrically opposed positions in court. Yes I know normal practice doesn't prevent these fascists from doing so but if the judges are being true then they should immediately throw out the government argument and chastise them for arguing in this fashion.

There is a specific legal term for trying to argue in this way but I forget. Basically you don't get to argue a position that would negate your first argument at the same time you are asking the court and the other side to respond to your first argument. Just imagine if that were the case you could have this never ending daisy chain.

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