If the stuff they're listing is the kind of stuff they'd be expected to list… doesn't that help their legal claim that they're seriously concerned and vigilant about immigration? And yet, in all the years this clause has been in play, during which many of these side shows have taken place, they've reported nobody. …

They can't. If they describe any situation where they would not rat people out, they'd be in trouble.

The people raising hell about this are harming their own cause, that's the worst part. Everyone has a right to talk, or shout, about laws and contracts even if they don't know the first thing. We go after Trump and his people all the time, and rightly so, for acting on emotions instead of facts. So let's not do that…

Technically they are obligated, just like you are. But let history be your guide: they don't seem to care about that and are more than happy to look the other way.

Seems like they're using the current clause as cover for how they really want to behave, as evidenced by past behavior which doesn't involve reporting anybody. The alternate clause suggested by PhillipDC would not be enforceable so why bother with it?

No rights are reserved by this provision. They're already allowed, and technically obligated, to report anyone for anything regardless of the contract. If this contract said the opposite of what it says now, that provision would be illegal and unenforceable. And it might draw unwanted attention from the…

We take it in turn to act as a sort of supreme executive officer for the week. But all decisions of that officer must be ratified by a simple majority in the case of purely internal affairs, or a two thirds majority in the…

Check the cards in your hand. Not so good right now. If you want to stop them, you're going to have to do it politically.

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That's the opposite of how it works. Lawyers don't get to insist on anything, and only the ignorant believe they provide moral cover. If someone tells you their lawyer made them do it, they're lying. Typically the lawyer is the one person in an organization saying "don't do that" but if they say it too many times…

Try it this way. If SXSW openly comes out against US immigration law, at a time like this, knowing that some of its acts could be vulnerable to government harassment, what effect might that have on the festival? Do you think their standard contract should challenge US drug laws as well? What effect might that have?…

Agree, but this sounds like a police investigation in its early stages. Those are typically not public. Main reason for that is people could hamper the investigation.

I had a great time at their show and the ridiculous factor was a big reason why.

What if… that was largely a myth?

Let's have a demo derby!

Thanks to this I rarely say "strategy" the right way.

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It means the government reintroduced them into the wild.

There's a lot of them where I live. My friend was driving down the interstate one day when a turkey suddenly crashed through his windshield and bled to death on the seat next to him.

They'll have Elon Musk.