There’s Always One Dim Bulb Who Will Ask Who They Should Bill This To

But it at least began as a nice gesture:

Lawyers from firms across the city will stop billing clients for half an hour today to rally in support of the lawyers and judges of Pakistan.

The rally, planned for 1 p.m. in front of the New York County Courthouse at 60 Centre St., is expected to draw hundreds of attorneys to protest the arrests and detentions of thousands of Pakistani lawyers and judges as part of President Musharraf’s emergency decree, according to Barry Kamins, president of the New York City Bar Association, which has helped to organize the rally.

“I’m trying to mobilize as many attorneys from around the city from all spectrums of the profession to stand up and show support for the lawyers and judges of Pakistan,” Mr. Kamins said. “When a government goes after its lawyers and judges, that’s the quickest way to destroy a democracy.”