State Of The Union Drinking Game: Extreme Lawyer Edition
State Of The Union Drinking Game: Extreme Lawyer Edition
Lawyers don't need an excuse to watch this speech or to get drunk, but here's something for both.
By JOE PATRICE
at 9:55 AM
Its that time of year again, when we gather as a nation and watch a guy who lost an election by millions lay out his policy goals for the country. Its a speech where FDR outlined the Four Freedoms that would serve as a beacon of decency around the world, where LBJ declared War on Poverty, where Bill Clinton told the poor to go f**k themselves and Justice Alito made his ignorance of basic Con Law a GIF that will live forever. So its safe to say we were already locked in a downward spiral before we got to this moment.
Go ahead and drink to lament the fall of the Republic. Think thats a bit melodramatic? Theres an honest discussion at the highest levels of political discourse in this country about the importance of honoring the Confederacy. Why not just finish your first beer now and get another before the game starts
well wait for you.
Unless otherwise noted, take a sip whenever these come up:
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Gorsuch gives an inappropriate standing ovation: The Accidental Jurist is already taking wildly inappropriate
partisan strategy meetings with lawmakers and contributing in-kind to Trumps pocketbook, why not explode the illusion entirely.
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Joe Patrice is an editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. Feel free to email any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on Twitter if youre interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news.