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Within its proper constitutional boundaries in the national process of making america in real life what america is in text. and reflecting on your experience as a public defender a vital role in our justice system. let's talk a little bit about the 6th amendment. and the role that the court played in ensuring that the 6th amendment is real in practice, in the gideon v wanewright decision, all those that are tuned in right now to reflect on that decision, what it means, what it says about the role of the court. >> yes, senator, prior to gideon where's wainwright, people who could not afford law...

Pinnings of our system of justice, the right to an attorney. access so important that the founding fathers inshrined it in the bill of rights. while we often focus on the first amendment, the first ten will pass together because the founders understand their urgency. the 6th amendment reads in part, the accused shall enjoy the right to have the assistance of counsel for his defense, but even with that clear instruction in our founding document, it was not until 1963 that the supreme court recognized that attorneys must be provided for defendants if they could not afford to hire their own. toda...

This piecemeal approach has public defenders at a breaking point and their clients facing a miscarage of justice. a louisiana public defender sounded the alarm six years ago, noting people of color were being harmed by the failure of the funding of the 6th amendment nationwide, and her cry went mostly under heard. what can we do about it? as much as i would like to give with states that have unique challenges, my show is only one hour long, so it will require homework. the contact information is only an internet search away. you should also get to know your state and local legislators and ask ...

Registering people or welcoming them into our democracy. when we don't, young people do. they had to suspend all their voter registration activities on the 50th anniversary of the 26th amendment because a terrible law passed in kansas that basically says if anyone could mistake you for being elections officials, you would get a fine, you would get a penalty and you would be thrown in jail. so young people are here doing everything they can to fight back and whether it's trying to get rid of the filibuster, whether it is trying to pass the for the people act or throw down across the country, yo...

The ones who are registering people who are welcoming them into our democracy but when they don't, young people do. loud light had to suspend all of their voter registration activities literally on the 50th anniversary of the 26th amendment. the 50th anniversary of 18-year-olds getting the right to vote because a terrible law passed in kansas that basically says, if anyone could mistake you for being an elections official, you would get a fine. you will get a state penalty. and um, you will be thrown in jail. like, this is ridiculous and 2021 in the united states. and so, young people are here...