Constitution, Dictators .American style

The articles of confederation and the Declaration of Independence were written in the American experience.Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Washington, as well 96 others recognized that complete anarchy was not a system of laws that could withstand a full revolution much less long term durability. Madison was a little richer, had an understanding wife and preferred the order of even a corrupt monarchy.

Idaho public defenders like most public defenders walk with their clients who have already decided to plead guilty or go to trial. The number of clients is extreme,  somewhere between 600 and 800 clients in a given month. The attorneys aren't alone in this process and their office assistants and some others worked amazingly hard as well. The problem in Idaho is the amazingly low wages for public defenders. While working under John Hansen in Twin Falls, women's pay was cut to support a male attorney. Did he not know that was illegal?  Of course he did. Did he care of course not. Did we think about going to HR to complain? Hell no. Here's why, the experience was the training. The constant client meetings and the fast setting of trials was likely no different from any other public defender offices in the country. The problem then was Idaho alone. Public servants should never have to work two jobs and the state bar of Idaho should be firmly warned by the American Bar Associatio...