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The really messed up part is that you can't just point out a problem and get it fixed, you have to actually sue the state to get them to fix it. This problem i
by yebyen 9y ago
The really messed up part is that you can't just point out a problem and get it fixed, you have to actually sue the state to get them to fix it. This problem is sending people to jail wrongfully, and we know it, but we won't fix it unless you find someone with standing to sue, then sue and win.
(Until such time, of course, everyone affected can get f'ed.)
- rayiner 9y agoWhy do you say "you can't just point out a problem and get it fixed?" There is nothing about the legal system that precludes a political solution to this problem. The real problem is not the legal system, but the fact that the people of Alameda County are bad people (collectively, not individually) and have elected a government full of bad people. You're asking the court system to try to overcome a moral deficit in the political system (and ultimately, in voters).
- yebyen 9y agoYou're not wrong, they're obviously (some of them, at least) bad people. I didn't fault the system specifically. You shouldn't need to issue and complete a legal challenge to get wrongs righted, but here we are. I don't know how much you can really blame the voters, though. First-past-the-post is a large part of the problem, too. People want to make sure you're not a Republican before they vote for you, so you'd better make sure you be a Democrat! /s (or vice versa.) Meanwhile, of course, the lobbyists are lined up with the checkbook out on both sides of the aisle.
- wonderwonder 9y agoI agree with you in regards to people voting in bad actors, ultimately though a major function of the legal system is to protect the few from the tyranny of the many. The legal system is failing here.