Self-litigants have been violating their United States constitutional rights, since the existence of the US court system. Pro se needs to be outlawed in the United States of America because of legal, social, economic, and moral reasons displayed by the cases of Iowa v. Tovar, Kearns v. Ford Motor Company, and Indiana v. Edwards. United States citizens should be aware of the legal and social aspects of pro se because it will bring to light this constitutional flaw, economic problem, and moral and social strain that affects all of these citizens. Concrete reasons why pro se needs to be made unlawful have been clearly displayed from university studies and attorneys’ expertise. Some of the universities that have supporting points to this statement are from Richmond University, Georgia Law University, and Cornell University.
Before one can discuss pro se, one must understand its meaning. Pro se in Latin means “on one’s own behalf.” Therefore, people who represent themselves in court, self-litigants, are preceding pro se (Legal Information Institute of Cornell University). “In all courts of the United States the parties may plead and conduct their own cases personally or by counsel as, by the rules of such courts, respectively are permitted to manage and conduct causes therein” (28 USC § 1654). This statement explains that pro se is legal. In order to precede pro se, one must intelligently volunteer to self-litigate (Faretta v. California). However, even if someone does manage to precede pro se, he or she does not know enough about his or her basic rights (Moskovitz) or how to use case law to support his or her legal claims (Snukals and Sturtevant Jr.). To become a licensed lawyer you must complete a four year bachelor’s deg...
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