http://www.abanow.org/2011/11/congress-pares-down-nationwide-legal-aid/ ABA Media Relations & Communication Services Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:13:30 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.abanow.org/2011/11/congress-pares-down-nationwide-legal-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-4756 GEORGE A DAVILA Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:50:42 +0000 http://www.abanow.org/?p=22423#comment-4756 IF THERE IS LESS FUNDING FOR LEGAL AID,THERE WILL BE MORE INJUSTICES FOR THE POOR.IN A 20 YEAR SPAN FUNDS HAVE DRASTICALLY BEEN CUT TO ALMOST HALF HENCE NOW YOU SEE A LOT WHO ARE NOT REPRESENTED LEGALLY WHICH IN TURN CAUSES OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS POOR HOUSING,MORE INCARCERATION ETC ETC ETC.MORE FUNDS SHOULD BE SET ASIDE FOR THIS PROGRAM! IF THERE IS LESS FUNDING FOR LEGAL AID,THERE WILL BE MORE INJUSTICES FOR THE POOR.IN A 20 YEAR SPAN FUNDS HAVE DRASTICALLY BEEN CUT TO ALMOST HALF HENCE NOW YOU SEE A LOT WHO ARE NOT REPRESENTED LEGALLY WHICH IN TURN CAUSES OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS POOR HOUSING,MORE INCARCERATION ETC ETC ETC.MORE FUNDS SHOULD BE SET ASIDE FOR THIS PROGRAM!

]]> http://www.abanow.org/2011/11/congress-pares-down-nationwide-legal-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-4714 Marlin M. Volz, Jr Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:52:28 +0000 http://www.abanow.org/?p=22423#comment-4714 As Vice President of H.E.L.P. Legal Assistance in Davenport, Iowa I know the vital legal services that it provides and the devasting affect on its ability to deliver these services caused by reductions in revenue. Funding for legal services is much more important to society than maintaining tax cuts. Legal services must not be the whipping boy for the need to reduce the deficit. As Vice President of H.E.L.P. Legal Assistance in Davenport, Iowa I know the vital legal services that it provides and the devasting affect on its ability to deliver these services caused by reductions in revenue. Funding for legal services is much more important to society than maintaining tax cuts. Legal services must not be the whipping boy for the need to reduce the deficit.

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