Saturday, May 02, 2015

No Counsel with Them – v2

No counsel with them
no one beside them;
Their advocates silenced
on the chopping block,
awaiting the budget axe.

No one there with them
to balance the scales;
No one there with them
to speak for them
to rail against their power.

The inequity of justice
in denying them counsel;
The higher wage earner
often the aggressor,
with the suit at his side.

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edited May 2, 2015
No Counsel with Them – v2

March 16, 2011
No Counsel with Them
March 16, 2011
No Counsel for Them
Cuts approved by the NH House Finance Committee and
Constitutional Amendment proposed by Rep. Neal Kirk
to remove safety net of town welfare
&
Leviticus 4
&
calling on the NH Legislature
and the Governor
to spare those without a voice
those who need attorneys
from the severe budget cuts
that are currently planned
in HB1 and HB2, etc.
&
in part based on the testimony
of The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson,
Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire
March 10, 2011
&
testimony of Kathy Needleman, Esq. (testifying as a parent)
March 10, 2011
&
testimony of Katherine Stearns, Esq.
March 10, 2011

Raymond A. Foss, Esq.
Law Offices of Raymond A. Foss, PLLC
Poetry Where You Live
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Suncook, NH 03275-1206

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