Without delay? Do you even have a clue how long they "delayed" releasing the names?
Have you even bothered to do any research whatsoever?
Here's a clue. This has been going on for months. Only after Liz Cheney showed up on the O'Reilly Factor did they release the names.
Which means what? Can you show me the rule that requires government to disclose that information
at all? The fact that they declined to release it for a period of time doesn't mean a goddamn thing.
I see you ducked the point that they work for the government and not a private firm.
What on earth are you talking about? Before they worked for the government, they were in private practice. That's exactly the same as my example. Jesus christ.
There is a big difference between fighting for your client and trying to reshape the law to fit Islamic terrorists and afford them American civilian rights.
That's the point.
To a layman who doesn't understand the law and is desperately trying to convince himself that he's right, I'm sure there's a huge difference. To people who actually know what they're talking about, zealous advocacy conducted in good faith is zealous advocacy conducted in good faith.
Look up the word. Clearly you do not know what the word means.
in·di·gent
/ˈɪndɪdʒənt/ Show Spelled[in-di-juhnt] Show IPA
–adjective
1.
lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished.
2.
Archaic.
a.
deficient in what is requisite.
b.
destitute (usually fol. by of).
You've got to be kidding me.
Think really hard about why that definition applies to these detainees and see if you can come up with a reason. I'll start you off:
1) Can they afford a lawyer?
edit: **** it, you're not going to answer the question so I'll just tell you:
Most lawyers do pro bono work where they provide legal services to individuals who cannot obtain counsel on their own. These are the people I'm describing when I say "indigent," which goes back hundreds of years (look really closely at your definition again). The more common term nowadays is "public defender," but that's not precisely the right word here because it's not a traditional prosecution. The point is that they are individuals who would be unable to secure legal counsel but for the work of these attorneys. I understand that you get incensed at the thought of anyone doing anything to help people that you don't like, but as you can tell from the responses by leading Republican lawyers, most rational-thinking people are able to understand the difference between providing an essential service to a client and supporting their causes.
Again, how do you know this? How do you know they are poor and have no money at all? Where is your proof?
I need proof for this? Funny, because I thought that the issue of payment was between the individuals and their lawyers. I wasn't aware that they needed to run things by you in order to get approval for the arrangement.
More importantly though, what do you care? Are you trying to say that if they were getting paid, you'd think the situation was
better? In reality, you'd just be bitching about how they're selling out the country. You don't give a **** about the legal arrangement, you just want to complain about people who don't share your views on this topic.
No see its not just about representing a client. This kind of thinking is what gives lawyers such a bad name.
No, it's actually the astonishingly uninformed claims like we've seen through this thread that tend to give lawyers a bad name. It's the profession's fault that some people are incapable of separating a lawyer from the actions of their client?
You cannot pretend you hold personal morals and defend Islamic terrorists and think they can be separated.
That's one way to look at it. Of course, using your logic, anyone who ever defends anyone who did anything bad is also immoral.
The stupidity of your argument is amazing. When was the last time someone who was a mob lawyer got hired as a DOJ lawyer to go after the mob?
If the mob were represented pro bono by excellent legal minds who were public service oriented, I think it would be quite common.
There are limits to such rank hypocrisy
If only.