Have a problem, get a lawyer.

Have a problem with someone with a lawyer, Get a table full of lawyers.

If they have a table full of lawyers, get a room full of lawyers.

They have a room full of lawyers? Better retain an entire floor full of lawyers. Ouch.

They have entire floor full of high paid lawyers, better hope you can afford an entire building full of of lawyers.

They have an entire building full of lawyers, well you better forget about it. The only one with an entire city full of lawyers is the government. You can’t go against them. Though I must admit, some have tried.

Not only does the government get to write the laws, they also get to enforce the laws. Got that?

I live in a grumpy little town, they are always complaining about each other on Facebook. The people that run the town, we’ll they would rather lie than tell the truth. Amazingly they would do this even if the truth wouldn’t harm them. One example is they blew up a dam. To a certain extent they were legally in the right. Then why did they lie about it, given proof, they threatened to sue me for liable. Even though I may have been right, there was no discussion just the threat of legal action. This is just the beginning of lawfare. I backed down. I cannot afford those type of problems. This small town is known for lies and lawfare. For example, during town meeting they did not break out the towns legal costs. Lawfare is simply a confidential administrative cost.

I did reply to one particularly vile Facebook rant by one of our local crazies with a one word reply, “Lawfare”. To be honest, lawfair is not the best way to resolve disputes. Though I will admit that it is actually better than actual warfare.

Of course the feds play that game. They have the city full of lawyers. Some folks refer to that city as the swamp. The whole city is filled with lawyers battling lawyers. Sometimes they take out lawyers in predawn gun raids. Other times they just give guilty lawyers more lawyers. It all depends on who you know, and who you can call.

I can imagine that it is all very hard to sort out. Palace intrigue is definitely a thing. Me, I just try to follow the rules. Yet even if you try and get along you can get sucked up in lawfare. The IRS went after me for my involvement in a 401(c)3. I was just trying to do what was right. There was no winning, I put on a pink hat.

So I have nothing nice to say here. I do not like lawfare. People should be treated equally. Especially under the law. We have too many grumpy people running things. Always mad about something. They then employ lawfare, and other worse things. Ask me how I know. I guess that is what happens when you get old. You learn from your mistakes, and try not to repeat them.