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HI: "you can't subject the Constitution to budget cuts"

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When it comes to cuts, things are no different in the islands; from the Maui News:Furloughs leave defendants in a bind - Public defender office closures affecting courtroom schedulesThe Office of the Public Defender, which includes a dozen attorneys on Maui, will be shut down three Fridays each month to comply with state worker furloughs required by Gov. Linda Lingle. The closures, scheduled to begin July 1, have affected some courtroom schedules on Maui and Molokai and have raised concerns about representation... "They have the right to counsel. We have to adhere to the Constitution," said Jim Rouse, one of eight deputy public defenders assigned to... Maui County felony cases. "You can't, just because of budget constraints, eliminate fundamental rights guaranteed to all Americans...continue to full post

Full post as published by Arbitrary and Capricious on June 08, 2009 (boomark / email).

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