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It's a bit weird to refer to the attorney general of the USVI as "the government", that's something you'd generally associate with the federal government. Not

by bbbbb5 4y ago

It's a bit weird to refer to the attorney general of the USVI as "the government", that's something you'd generally associate with the federal government. Not only that, said AG was apparently fired by the USVI government for bringing this suit, probably because the premise is fairly ridiculous https://viconsortium.com/vi-government/virgin-islands-attorneygeneral-denise-george-has-been-terminated- https://viconsortium.com/vi-government/virgin-islands-attorn...

wolverine876 4y ago
> It's a bit weird to refer to the attorney general of the USVI as "the government", that's something you'd generally associate with the federal government. People have different experiences, of course, but I'm confident that it's commonplace - and correct - to refer to any such party as "the government". Ask an attorney.
- bbbbb5 4y ago
  It is rather unusual to refer to USVI as just "the government" if you're anywhere outside of the USVI.
  - wolverine876 4y ago
    Hmm ... in any state or locality, the same terminology is used. And how often does anyone anywhere refer to the USVI attorney general? I doubt it's common enough for there to be a norm.
    - bbbbb5 4y ago
      > Hmm ... in any state or locality, the same terminology is used Within the locality maybe, and not necessarily even then. State AGs bring suits all the time, how many news articles can you find referring to those suits as the government suing someone? I think none. These are typical examples https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-eric-trump-dodge-ny-fraud-lawsuit-2022-10?international=true&r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-eric-trump-dodg... https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/environment/2022/10/12/dec-new-york-attorney-general-norlite-lawsuit https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/environment... https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2022/11/01/ag-ferguson-files-suit-to-block.html https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2022/11/01/ag-fergu... https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-business/ellison-sues-target-owned-shipt-over-alleged-misclassification-of-workers https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-business/ellison-sues-t... Sometimes you might refer to "the state" (Which USVI isn't, so that doesn't make sense), but generally you will speak of the AG by either their name or "New York AG". > And how often does anyone anywhere refer to the USVI attorney general? If you search news.google.com for "epstein jp morgan", you will find that they generally do so every time. Even local USVI news don't speak of "the government". Besides, this is USVI litigating in federal court. In that context USVI obviously can not be "the government", even if they might be in USVI courts.

by bbbbb5 4y ago

wolverine876 4y ago

> It's a bit weird to refer to the attorney general of the USVI as "the government", that's something you'd generally associate with the federal government. People have different experiences, of course, but I'm confident that it's commonplace - and correct - to refer to any such party as "the government". Ask an attorney.

bbbbb5 4y ago
It is rather unusual to refer to USVI as just "the government" if you're anywhere outside of the USVI.
- wolverine876 4y ago
  Hmm ... in any state or locality, the same terminology is used. And how often does anyone anywhere refer to the USVI attorney general? I doubt it's common enough for there to be a norm.
  - bbbbb5 4y ago
    > Hmm ... in any state or locality, the same terminology is used Within the locality maybe, and not necessarily even then. State AGs bring suits all the time, how many news articles can you find referring to those suits as the government suing someone? I think none. These are typical examples https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-eric-trump-dodge-ny-fraud-lawsuit-2022-10?international=true&r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-eric-trump-dodg... https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/environment/2022/10/12/dec-new-york-attorney-general-norlite-lawsuit https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/environment... https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2022/11/01/ag-ferguson-files-suit-to-block.html https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2022/11/01/ag-fergu... https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-business/ellison-sues-target-owned-shipt-over-alleged-misclassification-of-workers https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-business/ellison-sues-t... Sometimes you might refer to "the state" (Which USVI isn't, so that doesn't make sense), but generally you will speak of the AG by either their name or "New York AG". > And how often does anyone anywhere refer to the USVI attorney general? If you search news.google.com for "epstein jp morgan", you will find that they generally do so every time. Even local USVI news don't speak of "the government". Besides, this is USVI litigating in federal court. In that context USVI obviously can not be "the government", even if they might be in USVI courts.