re: #85 KGxvi

If she is seeking to have the contract declared void (and that seems to be the remedy she’s seeking from my quick read of the complaint) then any such ruling would have to include an order for repayment of the money. More likely, the argument that the defendants would make is that she’s trying to get out of the contract because she think she can make more by writing a book, producing a parody adult film (ew), or giving interviews. They’ll try to argue that the agreement was valid because even though Trump (or whomever) didn’t sign the document, the parties substantially performed all their duties under the agreement and thus there’s no reason to rule that the contract is void.

Deconstructing this:

a) she already said she would repay the money (hence the PR coup, all responses Trump can give show him a liar or a hypocrite along with the Christians who support him)

b) what’s wrong with producing or staring in a parody adult film? I have no problems with women doing legal things with their own bodies (just as men do with weekly bruises and contusions in the NFL) for pay, or writing a book for pay (that’s what all writers do).

c) They can argue all they want that the agreement was completed. That means there was an agreement. Why would a politician need an agreement with an adult film actress at all unless that politician was trying to cover up his association with her?

d) I have no issues with women who wish to go into that industry, provided it is a freely entered contract. Porn is one of the few jobs where women earn more money than men.

e) Ms. Daniels never went bankrupt. She is a successful business woman. (There are women porn stars in Mensa. Porn is not equal to stupid.)

f) I didn’t hide my own job as an editor of erotic Romance novels when I ran for office. I figured I would stand or fall on the issues, not my legal employment. One of the books I edited is in our public library, signed by me as the editor of the book. I didn’t lie about my relationship to the industry and in this uber-conservative town I still got elected over a gun shop owner who previously sat on our board. It turns out voters like people who are honest.