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[–] BigMacHole@thelemmy.club 49 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

We're SLASHING DEI so we can FINALLY hire Lawyers WITHOUT any Lawyer Experience!

-Republicans?

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

Well, at least there isn't any homo and no nCLANGers!

[–] DandomRude@piefed.social 8 points 1 hour ago

I mean, the Secretary of Education is a wrestling promoter and she’s by no means the only completely unqualified member of the administration. The entire cabinet is like that: from MMA fighters to conspiracy theorists - it’s a grotesque, full-blown clown show.

But hey, it won't be easy to find even halfway decent lawyers for this job anyway, given that working for this attorney general will most likely make you liable to prosecution.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 22 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

LOL, of course they did.

Everything about this stupid hack and his administration is total clown shoes.

[–] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 1 hour ago

including the ginormous Florsheims

[–] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Rebranding DEI to "didn't educate itself"

[–] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 59 minutes ago

Don’t Ever Improve

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 20 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

So like...same as the other moronic tools they've been hiring. Got it.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

They had experience in primary school. This next round is going to be fully illiterate.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

You can't be held back by the constitution if you can't read the constitution.

[–] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 1 hour ago

“We don’ need no stinkin’ badges!!!”

[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 hour ago

I think this is related: https://youtu.be/434iXhWZg0M

Please leave a comment under that change as directed: https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOJ-OAG-2026-0001-0001

They have problems getting experienced prosecutors do illegal shit, so this is the strategy to achieve that.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 9 points 2 hours ago

Bwhaha.

This is gonna end well.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

What do you mean,they hire by merit? Remember? When they cut "revered" generals/members for news hosts

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 0 points 39 minutes ago

Don't they still need to pass the Bar exam in the state where they want to go to court?