tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post7555488656795679401..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Blessed are the Poor: Examining opposition to debtors-prison legislationGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-9292175894393008662017-06-26T07:08:52.654-05:002017-06-26T07:08:52.654-05:00Hey Lee. Just took a short vacation and didn't...Hey Lee. Just took a short vacation and didn't announce it. Back in the saddle this week.<br /><br />That said, Grits posting rate has plummeted with the new job. Haven't had nearly as much time for it this year.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-4828960425509782882017-06-24T14:44:35.993-05:002017-06-24T14:44:35.993-05:00Grits? What up with thee? Is everything ok?
10 ...Grits? What up with thee? Is everything ok?<br /><br />10 days and no new posts?Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-3335220338498758852017-06-21T13:51:32.580-05:002017-06-21T13:51:32.580-05:00The Supreme Court and lower courts have already he...The Supreme Court and lower courts have already held that an indigent person can't be forced to provide community service or jail in lieu of a fine if the indigent person can't pay. That is because a person who can pay won't be forced into community service or jail because they can pay the fine, so based on equal protection an indigent person shouldn't be forced into slavery or community service because they can't pay the fine. The indigent person, however, must do what he or she can to advise the judge of his or her inability to pay. If the indigent can pay, for example, $5 per month or nothing as appropriate, that could be sufficient to stay out of jail if the judge follows the Constitution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-8534738366487993842017-06-14T10:30:35.460-05:002017-06-14T10:30:35.460-05:00Bettencourt's goal " appears to be to dra...Bettencourt's goal " appears to be to drag the process out so the state can bleed every last dime out of indigent defendants before granting them constitutionally mandated relief," but how much is it costing Texas counties to jail these Class C defendants? Not to mention the police resources it takes to arrest and book them. Sheesh!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-40589134609780149302017-06-14T07:50:23.262-05:002017-06-14T07:50:23.262-05:00Thanks Kuff, I'd misremembered. Fixed in text....Thanks Kuff, I'd misremembered. Fixed in text.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-83388721018903005652017-06-14T07:43:48.149-05:002017-06-14T07:43:48.149-05:00Minor correction: Sen. Paul Bettencourt never serv...Minor correction: Sen. Paul Bettencourt never served as Houston City Controller. Sen. Sylvia Garcia served three terms in that office, but not Bettencourt. His previous office was Harris County Tax Assessor. The city of Houston may be blamed for many things, but not for Paul Bettencourt. :-)Charles Kuffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017754405865832150noreply@blogger.com