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Well you have to bare in mind that lawyers write the applicable rules and lawyers in general aren't very big on putting themselves at risk. On the other hand judges have their say so too & are a subset of lawyers who have a general interest in maintaining appearances and a special interest in not being publicly played for fools by trial attorneys. And of course there are concerns about efficient administration, justice to the parties blah blah blah like anybody actually cares. So the rule is (more or less) is that lawyers aren't supposed to lie to the judge or to assist their clients in so doing. On the other hand attorneys are supposed to vigorously represent the client which translates into presenting the client's version of the facts unless they know almost to a moral certainty that their client is lying through her teeth. The fig leaf is that it's not the lawyers function to judge the case but only to assist the client to present it. On the third hand, these days judges and bar associations are a little less inclined to tolerate the shenanigans of the flakes and knaves and Dershowitz is exactly the type to relentlessly press his case in such a highly public manner that, who knows, they may actually get a public reprimand or some such from the bar. Sooner or later Dershowitz is going to get a chance to interrogate their client under oath and, if she cracks and starts saying the lawyers have been coaching her in what lies to tell or, worse yet, have been slipping her a bit of cash from time to time to maintain her interest in pursuing her case (both of which are very likely true), Dershowitz may yet get his pound of flesh. As to what they could possibly been thinking, after a life time of dealing with human frailty, not excluding my own, I have found that there is no possible gain to be had pursuing that particular question. The entirety of the above post is, of course, entirely a fictional exercise along the lines of my Chance related posts and in no way should be interpeted to impugn the integrity of the Florida bar generally or the individual lawyers involved in this case. PS As I recall it, we spent all of 1/2 of one class period discussing this topic in my legal ethics course and more than half of that was spent on exploring how to evade &/or circumvent the rule w/o actually getting yourself disbarred. PPS Judges have a special set of rules for themselves which make it almost impossible to sue them no matter how egregious their actions. They can be impeached or, in some states, removed by the state Supreme Court or some other judicial forum, but not sued privately.

Might I be permitted to point out that filing complaints with the CPA about being exorcised from a gay escort chat room is not the behavior of any normal being. Further, many scholars of the arcane posit that discussing such a being by name may well serve only to evoke its presence.

Some particular trips to Brazil are more enjoyable than all Brazil trips combined. My last trip was far more enjoyable than some of my trips in late 2014. Based on your reports, the trip you just finished was one of the best for you. Brazil - What a magnificent obsession.

Perhaps you guys should start Practicing ?????

CUBA - maybe later this year Americans will be able to legally visit Cuba for tourism. As it stands today, it is prohibited for Americans to travel to Cuba solely for tourism. Currently, if traveling to Cuba on a "People to People" arrangement, any visit to Cuba by Americans is strictly monitored which takes away from the enjoyment and freedom of simple tourism. Presently, travelers on a People to People program are prohibited from visiting beaches and private tourism unless the entire group is present during any activity. This restriction spoils the possibility of enjoying the "real" sites of Cuba. Personally, I would not want to be stuck in a group of strangers with different interests all being required to do and see the same thing. Today, Bloomberg, published an interesting article disclosing that two U.S. senators introduced a bill to have restrictions removed for Americans who wish to travel to Cuba. Let us hope that the bill is passed and Congress will approve removing the current restrictions. Here is the article: http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-02-04/lift-the-cuba-travel-ban?alcmpid=view

Looks like indulgent Fluff by a bunch of over the hill strippers. Will I go see it ? SURE !

I agree. Rubio is one of the bigots that wants to keep Cuba as it currently is. Considering that Democrat Patrick Leahy of Vermont is one of the sponsors of the bill, there is a good chance the bill will be passed. Patrick Leahy is highly regarded in the Senate and has sponsored many controversial bills in the past (over many years) and most of those bills Congress passed. Leahy is a true advocate of the people. I would not be surprised to see the bill passing this year. Even though the embargo has lasted more than fifty years (for Americans), tourism from other countries (Europe, Canada etc) have not "ruined" Cuba as many people predict will happen when the embargo is lifted. We can only wait and see.

Love, love the boots, though!

MsAnn, Mr. Dershowitz is a world class trial lawyer. World class trial lawyers are convincing. Therefore Mr. Dershowitz is convincing. It's his stock in trade. I agree though that Dershowitz is too good at what he does to tell a lie that he is likely to be caught out on. And I also agree that this situation has all the elements of an entertaining real life farce.

Before you book an April flight, and if you have any AA SWUs left, and if you have some flexibility, you might want to consider using this tool to find the best rates from your origin to Brazil. https://matrix.itasoftware.com/ You mentioned April but it can be any date - you can set the program to select only AA or you can set it select any or all air carriers. If you use an air carrier other than AA, you cannot use the SWU. You can let the program search for and find the best fare. The program shows you 30 days for each search. Therefore, you can see higher or lower prices and selected accordingly. You cannot book your flight on this program but the program will tell you specific flights and dates and prices. With the information provided from the flight search, you book the flight on the airlines site or call AA to book and use the SWU. The program is useful for finding Brazil flights or any other flights, anywhere in the world on any airline.

"This is such a beauty!" "Thanks for your words, Suckrates!" "I don't know if I'll be able to handle, but I am damn well gonna try!" "I have 25 days and "a countin'!!!" 02.03.15

Thanks for the info. I know I never saw him at the sauna. Next month I will have to check out Bar Mixx. I have been back from Brazil only a week and already it seems like I have been here for an eternity.

Thank you! Fascinating, and unsurprising.

Annie, let's go to Brazil !

I am thrilled beyond belief. I read this as a kid growing up in Alabama and never understood why no other books were written.

Bowl snacks!

Added to the preceding websites should be the following: http://www.cuba-junky.com, http://cubaguiagay.blogspot.com.es/ I'm using all of the sources that I can get. I think they'll definitely be useful during my P-toPeople tour as well as when we US citizens can travel freely to this island country. I am indeed excited!