Cynicality

We just went to the Supreme Court this morning ([Boss 1] and [Boss 2] have only gone to the Supreme Court three times now in their entire careers), and I thought it went really well. [Boss 1] and [Boss 2], however, are convinced despite feeling good about their case that we're going to lose. Why? Because the deck is always stacked against us. It doesn't matter how important the issue is or how easy it would be to fix it or how obnoxious the Prosecutor is being: the Court still doesn't want to change the law if it doesn't have to. Even if this has happened before and it will happen again.

My favorite lines from the proceedings: (Paraphrased because I don't remember the exact wording)

Chief Justice: "Counsel, that sounds like a pretty frightening loophole for the State."
[Boss 2]: "Yes, it does, Your Honor."

Chief Justice: "A cynical person might say that the State could use this kind of procedure to prevent the defendant from having an attorney before the trial begins."
Prosecutor: "Uh... well, that would be a very cynical argument, Your Honor..."

Prosecutor: "Well, if you look at Kistenmacher--"
Justice #6: "I wrote Kistenmacher, Counsel; I don't need you to quote it for me."

Here's a video of the proceedings for those who are interested!