Thanks for the encouragement and expression of confidence. This is accurate:

Also, I'm aware of what's really necessary for bitcoin to get the legal advocacy it deserves. I will post on SN when I feel I have something useful to add to the conversation. I also am trying to put together a legal resource reference that bitcoin lawyers might benefit from. That's a big project. Beyond that, I lack the energy, time and yes, talent, to do more.

Bitcoin needs legal advocacy that is in all respects better than the government's, and that's a lot to ask. They have unlimited fiat resources to commit to an attack. I always find myself going back to the whole zen idea that I mentioned in my Zen of Stacking Sats posts. I guess the principles apply to every endeavor. Our dream lawyer team will have mastered and internalized all of the issues, both case law and constitutional, while at the same time bringing the art of advocacy. It is an art. Like in any field, it's not easily taught. It's a talent. My ideal outcome would be advocacy so good that to hold against bitcoin would reveal the corruption of the system, and the obvious refutation of the freedoms upon which the US was founded. In other words, to force the courts to rule with us or risk confidence in the system.