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I think as the defendant you're entitled to a public defender, are you not? If all FOIA requestors simply used the public defender available to them it might co
by zebrafish 9y ago
I think as the defendant you're entitled to a public defender, are you not? If all FOIA requestors simply used the public defender available to them it might cost the government enough money to cause them to either ax the FOIA program (political implications) or simply comply with requests.
- rdtsc 9y agoYou are entitled to a lawyer in a criminal case not a civil case, I think. This is not a criminal case. So you can't afford a lawyer you have to represent yourself. And surprisingly unless it is the exact same branch and department of government forcing it to spend money doesn't teach it a lesson, it just cuts education or start asking for more taxes.
- rbritton 9y agoIn principal the idea would be nice, but all government expenditures are ultimately funded by taxpayers, so there's little reason for them to care how much it costs.