Just A Reminder

 Elmo bought Twitter because a court told him to. He spent a lot of money NOT to put his money where his mouth is. And a court told him he had to, anyway.

"The point being, a strategy by Musk of just ignoring the law and ignoring the courts would engender MASSIVE pushback from the federal courts. They don't have to worry about standing for any elections, and don't have to lie to the rubes in the base. They have life tenure," said Esper. 

He also pointed out that Republicans don't have the power or influence to impeach a judge. 

"We have a weird dynamic where many people have convinced themselves that a stupid belief (that it is possible for Musk to exercise dictatorial power on behalf of Trump with no possible accountability) is actually the Smart Take that the Experts Don't Know." 

"What do you think happens to Tesla or Twitter or SpaceX in all their civil cases in federal courts if Musk becomes The Guy Who Disobeys Federal Court Orders? This guy has massive business interests he wants to protect as well," the litigator continued.

Time is a flat circle, especially for frequent litigants. People are already refusing to buy Teslas because they don’t want to be associated with a a Nazi. Judges are people, too; and you ignore one judge, heaven help you in the courts of the rest.

What goes around comes around. Hard, and upside your head. Musk lost in federal court once. He doesn’t want that to happen again and again and again….