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minus-squareRagingRobot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 days agoI like the idea but wouldn’t they all be more likely to side with the government if they work for them? At least some of them? Seems like it would be hard to find good representation at that point
minus-squareRekhyt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 days agoPublic defenders exist already and they’re government-employed lawyers with the express intention of arguing against the government.
minus-squareRagingRobot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 days agoYeah but they are usually your last resort and don’t do very well lol
I like the idea but wouldn’t they all be more likely to side with the government if they work for them? At least some of them? Seems like it would be hard to find good representation at that point
Public defenders exist already and they’re government-employed lawyers with the express intention of arguing against the government.
Yeah but they are usually your last resort and don’t do very well lol