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I agree that contracts have been weaponized, but maybe we can go with something like a public defender for contract law.

Is it kind of telling that the only case when free representation must be provided by the state when someone is indigent is criminal law or am I a victim of a long workday?

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>maybe we can go with something like a public defender for contract law.

Public defenders for criminal law is something massively broken to the extent that we have innocent people going to prison every day. It is a system to be disgusted at, not attempt to replicate.

I will admit that public defenders are not as effective as private lawyers, but what would happen if we had nothing...people would still end up in jail most likely to a greater degree...perhaps we can iterate instead of innovate.

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