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By November many of us will have already voted. Months before. About 40 of our 50 states have something that many of them call “early voting’. With our patchwork system,with every state operating as a small independent country, this before the election date voting, has more paths than a National Park.Some are starting to vote in mid September. Some start in early October. A few have voting by mail for all. And there are as many colors as there are in the rainbow.The real world results are that Trump has to get in control of the Virus, get everyone back to work and school, and set things back to a near normal by Labor Day. That’s just a tad longer than 30 days. The greatest sustained effort by our very best people in our history would be amazed to be able to work that magic in just a month.Those governing us now have been sitting on a bill from the House for 80 days and now have let the deadline go without acting on their renewal of help for those needing money for rent and food in yes August. That money can’t reach all those in need this week, or next, but perhaps by the 15th or 20th. The landlord may be chill enough to wait for the money. But those in need of food will have a losing battle with their empty stomachs.Worse the GOP is now at war with itself in Congress as they do not have a relief plan that they can all agree upon. Sounds to me like the same national health care plan that they were to come up with to complete with Obama Care. That baby is still not born and we have been waiting for 10 years.Biden is the other head ache band that has not been found to be universally dangerous. He has been on the political scene for forty years. And in that time we have come to know him, and have general found him to be good, but not great. Even members of the other party have little to say against him. They like Joe, and can picture themselves voting for him. Finding even one bus load of Democrats who have no trouble with voting for Trump would be a struggle. Which is why we can look at astonishment at Texas, and Florida, Alaska, and Arizona as they seem to turn less red and more blue every time we look. What we do not see anywhere is a once blue state in 2016 that has drifted into the red. What we do see is once deep red suburbia districts turning deep blue. It seems that even the in the bag votes of those women is not so sure at all. The recent decision to pull down all the ads has hung a lantern on the fact that Trump has found that so far all his ways and means to pull down Biden have not worked.The Biden side has mastered the laid back style on a chill level of cool that seems both minimal and crazy as a fox. While Joe says little and does less, the Lincoln Project has a killer ad out nearly everyday. While they throw bombs, Joe smiles and speaks his truth in a calm and reasonable way.I believe that the Democrats have figured out what Trump has not. This election is all about the Virus. While Trump has failed every day since January. Biden has presented better ideas and has yet to step into the ring with the invisible killer. With 70% of us having given this administrator a F on this test. So with just 30% who are good with Trump’s work. In the next 30, 60, or 90 days, more pain is coming, and in greater numbers in those Mid West heartland areas that had thought that this Virus was just a coastal city thing. A storm is just something you read about in the paper, until a tree trunk has taken out your car while it was parked in the driveway in front of your house. Then it’s a major tragedy, and the killer storm has just been made real for you.While those who will never for for Trump are not ever going to reverse that. Those who thought that they might, are now questioning where that path has lead them.This awakening has also changed hearts and minds in the Senate, House, and Governor's mansions in many a red state. The alarm is ringing and they are scrambling toward the life boats. they have no plan, or any leader to follow. It would be amusing if the cost was not in blood and treasure. It would be sad if they had not been Trump’s chief enablers in crime. But as it is a extinction event for the once Grand Olde Party.The way for Trump to win, is only if he can steal and fake the election, and those ways and means are not in public view.********************************Everything below this line is from The National Conference of State Legislatures, established in 1975, is a "nonpartisan public officials’ association composed of sitting state legislators" from the states, territories and commonwealths of the United States.You can click into their web page and here NCSL IN D.C.Or read what I copied and pasted over below.TABLE OF CONTENTSEarly Voting State LawsAll Mail-In StatesEarly Voting in U.S. TerritoriesAdditional ResourcesCONTACTNCSL Elections TeamState Laws Governing Early Voting8/2/2019This page contains information on statutory requirements relating to the start and end of in-person early voting (including states with all-mail elections) for the 39 states and the District of Columbia that offer this option. Two additional states, Virginia and Delaware, have enacted early voting but it will not be in place until 2020 and 2022, respectively. Nine states, Alabama, Connecticut, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, do not offer pre-Election Day in-person voting options.When statutes address locations, days and hours, we have included this information as well. Information provided here is generally for statewide general elections. Early voting periods for municipal or primary elections may be different.The time period for early voting varies from state to state:The date on which early voting begins may be as early as 45 days before the election, or as late as the Friday before the election. The average starting time for early voting is 22 days before the election.Early voting typically ends just a few days before Election Day.Early voting periods range in length from four days to 45 days; the average length is 19 days.Of the states that allow early in-person voting, 24 and the District of Columbia allow some weekend early voting. Saturday: 20 states, plus the District of Columbia provide for voting on Saturday. Four additional states (California, Kansas, Vermont and Massachusetts) leave it up to county clerks who may choose to allow Saturday voting. Delaware and Virginia will also include Saturday voting when the laws go into effect. Sunday: Five states (Alaska, Illinois, Maryland, New York and Ohio) allow for Sunday voting. Five states (California, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and Massachusetts) leave it up to county clerks who may choose to be open on Sundays. Florida mandates early voting must begin, including Sunday, the 10th day and end the third day prior to the election for state and federal elections. Local election officials also have the discretion to allow early voting the Sunday prior.This page is not intended to provide voters with information on when to vote, but rather to provide a state-by-state comparison of policies. To find specific dates and times for your voting district check with your local elections office. This page has information on how to contact your local elections office.For further information on pre-Election Day voting, visit NCSL's Web page Absentee and Early Voting, or contact the Early Voting Information Center.The box allows you to conduct a full text search or type the state name.State Laws Governing Early VotingStateEarly Voting BeginsEarly Voting EndsLocationsHours and DaysAlaskaAS §15.20.064, 15.20.045 and 6 AAC 25.50015 days before electionDay of electionElections supervisors’ officesOther locations as designated by election directorVaries by locationArizonaARS §16-541, 16-54226 days before electionFriday before electionRecorder’s officeAny other locations in the county the recorder deems necessaryNot specifiedArkansasAR Code §7-5-41815 days before election5 p.m. Monday before electionOffices of county clerkOther locations as determined by county board of election commissionersNot specifiedCaliforniaElec. Code §3001, 301829 days before electionDay before electionCounty election officials’ officesSatellite locations as determined by county election officialsVaries from county to countyDelawareDel. Code Title 15, Chapter 54(Note: goes into effect in 2022)At least 10 days before an electionSunday before electionDesignated by state election commissionerAt least one per county and one additional in the City of WilmingtonAt least 8 hours per day. Polling sites must open at 7 a.m. on at least 5 days of early voting. Closing time is 7 p.m.Includes the Saturday and Sunday before the electionDistrict of ColumbiaDC ST § 1-1001.097 days before election, but in-person absentee voting is available 15 days beforeSaturday before election for early voting, day before election for in-person absenteeCouncil ChambersOne satellite location in each ward8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.Sunday excludedFloridaFla. Stat. §101.65710 days before electionMay be offered 11 to 15 days before an election that contains state and federal races, at the discretion of the elections supervisor3 days before electionMay end 2 days before an election that contains state and federal races, at the discretion of the elections supervisorMain or branch offices of elections supervisorsOther sites designated by the elections supervisor (locations must provide all voters in that area with equal opportunity to vote)No less than 8 or more than 12 hours per dayElection supervisors may choose to provide additional days of early voting, including weekendsGeorgiaGA Code §21-2-380 and §21-2-382Fourth Monday prior to a primary or election; as soon as possible prior to a runoffFriday immediately prior to a primary, election or runoffBoard of registrars’ officesOther sites as designated by boards of registrars (must be a government building generally accessible to the public)Normal business hours on weekdays9 a.m.-4 p.m. on the second Saturday prior to primary or electionElection officials may provide for early voting beyond regular business hoursHawaiiHRS §15-710 working days before electionSaturday before electionClerks’ officesOther sites designated by clerksHours determined by county clerks.IdahoID Code §34-1006 and 34-1002Third Monday before election (in-person absentee)5 p.m., Friday before electionDetermined by county clerkNot specifiedIllinois10 ILCS 5/19A-15 and 10 ILCS 5/19A-2040th day before election for temporary polling locations and 15th day before election for permanent locationsEnd of the day before election dayAn election authority may establish permanent and temporary polling places for early voting at locations throughout the election authority’s jurisdiction, including but not limited to:Municipal clerk’s officeTownship clerk’s officeRoad district clerk’s officeCounty or local public agency officeEarly voting locations must be provided at public universitiesPermanent early voting locations must remain open from the fifteenth day before an election during the hours of 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. or 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekdays.Beginning eight days before an election, they must remain open 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. or 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays, 9 a.m.-Noon on Saturdays and holidays, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sundays.Permanent early voting locations must stay open at least 8 hours on any holiday and a total of at least 14 hours on the final weekend during the early voting period.Election authorities may decide the days and hours for temporary early voting locations, beginning the fortieth day before an election.IndianaInd. Code §3-11-4-1 and 3-11-10-2628 days before election (in-person absentee)Noon, day before electionOffice of circuit court clerkCounty election board may adopt a resolution to authorize the circuit court clerk to establish satellite offices for early votingThe office of the circuit court clerk must permit in-person absentee voting for at least seven hours on each of the two Saturdays preceding election day, but a county with fewer than 20,000 voters may reduce this to a minimum of four hours on each of the two Saturdays preceding election dayIowaIA Code §53.10 and 53.11(b)29 days before election (in-person absentee)5 p.m., day before electionCommissioners’ officesSatellite locations may be established by commissionerSatellite location must be established upon receipt of a petition signed by at least 100 eligible electors requesting a specific locationA satellite station established by petition must be open at least one day for a minimum of six hoursKansasKSA §25-1119, 25-1122a, 25-112320 days before election OR Tuesday before election (varies by county)Noon, day before electionOffices of county election officersCounty election officers may designate satellite locationsNot specifiedLouisianaLRS 18:1303 and 130914 days before election7 days before electionRegistrars’ officesRegistrar may provide alternate location in the courthouse or a public building in the immediate vicinity thereofOne branch office of the registrar, as long as it is in a public building8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday through SaturdayHolidays excludedMaineTitle 21-A §753B(2) and 753-B(8)In-person absentee voting available as soon as absentee ballots are ready (30-45 days before election)Three business days before election, unless the voter has an acceptable excuse.Municipal clerks’ officesDuring regular business hours on days when clerks’ offices are openMarylandElection Law §10-301.1Second Thursday before a primary or general electionThursday before electionEstablished by State Board of Elections in collaboration with local boardsNumber required depends on county population and ranges from one to five per county8 a.m.-8 p.m. in a presidential election10 a.m.-8 p.m. each day in all other electionsMichiganConstitution Article II, Section 4 (as amended by Ballot Proposal 3 in 2018)In-person absentee voting during the 40 days before an electionDay before electionAt least one locationDuring regular business hours and for at least eight hours during the Saturday and/or Sunday immediately prior to the election.Local election officials have the authority to make in-person absentee voting available for additional times and places beyond what is required.MassachussetsM.G.L.A. 54 §25B(only available for state biennial elections)Eleven days before electionSecond business day before election (Friday before)City hall election office and town clerk’s officeAlternate or additional locations may be provided at the discrection of the city or town registrarRegular business hours. City or town clerks may provide additional hours (including weekends) at their discretion.MinnesotaM.S.A. §203B.081, 203B.08546 days before election (in-person absentee)5 p.m. the day before electionElections offices or any other location designated by county auditorMonday through Friday regular business hours.10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday before election; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on the day before Election Day.MontanaM.C.A. §13-13-20530 days before election (in-person absentee)Day before electionElections officesNot specifiedNebraskaN.R.S. §32-808, §32-938, 32-94230 days before each an election.Election DayCounty clerk or election commissioners’ officesNot specifiedNevadaN.R.S. §293.356 et seq.Third Saturday preceding electionFriday before electionPermanent places for early voting as designated by county clerkBranch polling places for early voting as designated by county clerkThere are special requirements for early voting sites on Native American reservations.Until Dec. 31, 2019: 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday through Friday of the first and second weeks. The Clerk may conduct early voting until 8 p.m. during the second week. At least four hours between 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on any Saturday that falls during the period. Sundays and holidays are excepted, but a clerk may include them as early voting days.Beginning Jan. 1, 2020: Monday through Friday for at least 8 hours a day, to be established by the clerk. Any Saturday that falls within the early voting period for at least 4 hours, to be established by the clerk. A clerk may choose to offer Sunday hours as well.New JerseyN.J.S.A.§19:63-645 days before election (in-person absentee)3 p.m. the day before electionOffice of the county clerkNot specifiedNew MexicoN.M.S.A. §1-6-5(G)Third Saturday before electionSaturday before electionClerks’ offices and:Class A counties with more than 200,000 registered voters: clerk must establish at least 12 alternate locationsClass A counties with 200,000 or fewer registered voters: clerk must establish at least 4 alternate locationsNon-class A counties with more than 10,000 registered voters: clerk must establish at least one alternate locationNon-class A counties with 10,000 or fewer registered voters: clerk’s office and alternate locations as designated by clerkHours are set by the clerk, and must begin no earlier than 7 a.m. and end no later than 9 p.m.Each alternate location must be open for at least eight consecutive hours on each day of early voting, and may be closed on Sundays and MondaysNew YorkElection Law Title VI, §8-60010th day before electionSecond day before an electionAt least one early voting location for every full increment of 50,000 registered voters in each county, but not more than seven are required. Counties with fewer than 50,000 registered voters shall have at least one early voting location. Counties and the city of New York may choose to establish more than the minimum required. Early voting sites shall be located so that voters have adequate and equitable access.Open for at least eight hours between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. each weekday during the early voting period.At least one early voting site shall be open until 8 p.m. on at least two weekdays in each calendar week during the early voting period.Open for at least five hours between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on each Saturday, Sunday and legal holiday during the early voting period.Boards of elections may establish a greater number of hours for voting during the early voting period beyond what is required.North CarolinaN.C.G.S.A. §163A-1300 to §163A-1304Third Wednesday before election7 p.m. on the last Friday before electionOffice of county board of electionsThe county board of elections may choose to offer additional locations, subject to approval by the state board of elections. All sites must be open during the same days and hours.Monday through Friday during regular business hours at the county board of elections. A county board may conduct early voting on weekends.If the county board of elections opens early voting sites on Saturdays or Sundays during the early voting period, then all sites shall be open for the same number of hours uniformly throughout the county on those days.There are exceptions for counties with islands that contain no bridges to the mainland.North DakotaNDCC §16.1-07-1515 days before electionDay before electionAt the discretion of county auditorThe county auditor chooses and publishes the hoursOhioNote: Uniform statewide schedule is set by the secretary of state: 2018 Voting Schedule here28 days before election (in-person absentee)2 p.m. Monday before electionMain office of board of electionsBoard may conduct voting at a branch office only under certain conditions8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, with some extended evening hours in the week prior to the election8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday1-5 p.m. on the Sunday before Election DayOklahoma§26-14-115.4Thursday preceding an election (in-person absentee)2 p.m. on the Saturday before electionAt a location designated by the county election board. For counties of more than 25,000 registered voters or with an area of more than 1,500 sq. miles, more than one location may be designated8 a.m.-6 p.m. on Friday and Monday8 a.m.-2 p.m. on SaturdaySouth DakotaS.D.C.L. §12-19-2.145 days before election (in-person absentee)5 p.m. the day before the electionOffice of the person in charge of electionsRegular office hoursTennesseeTenn. Code §2-6-102(a)(1)20 days before electionFive days before election (seven days for a presidential preference primary)County election commission officeOffices must be open a minimum of three consecutive hours on weekdays and Saturdays between 8 a.m.-6 p.m. during the early voting periodOn at least three days, offices must be open between 4:30-7 p.m., and on at least one Saturday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.TexasTex. Elec. Code §85.001and 85.00217 days before electionFour days prior to electionIn a room in the offices of the county clerk, or elsewhere as determined by the clerkEach county has one main early voting centerDuring business hours on weekdays unless:Fewer than 1,000 voters, in which case three hours per day, orMore than 100,000 voters, in which case 12 hours per day during the last weekUtahUtah Code §20A-3-60114 days before electionFriday before election, though an election official may choose to extend the early voting period to the day before the electionIn government offices as determined by election officerAt least four days per week, and on the last day of the EV period.The election officer may elect to conduct early voting on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday.VermontTit. 17, §2531 thru 253745 days before election (in-person absentee)5 p.m. day before electionOffices of town clerksClerks may make “mobile polling stations” availableNot specifiedVirginiaVA Code Ann. § 24.2-701.1(Note: goes into effect in 2020)The second Saturday before the election for all registered voters (45 days before for those with a valid excuse)5 p.m. Saturday before electionOffice of the general registrar. Additional locations in public buildings may be provided at local discretion.Regular business hours.A minimum of eight hours between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the two Saturdays before the election.West VirginiaW.V. Code §3-3-3And SB 58113 days before electionThree days before electionCourthouse or the annex next to the courthouseCounty commission may designate additional areas, subject to requirements prescribed by the Secretary of StateMust be open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturdays through EV periodWisconsinWis. Code §6.86(1)(b)14 days preceding the election (in-person absentee)Sunday preceding the electionClerks’ officesA municipality shall specify the hours.WyomingWyo. Stat. §22-9-105 and 12540 days before election (in-person absentee)Day before electionCounty clerks’ officesCourthouse or other public buildingMust be open regular hours on normal business daysAdditionally, three states have all-mail voting. Every eligible voter is sent a ballot that can be returned by mail, or dropped off at a voter center or similar location during the early voting period.States With All Mail VotingStateEarly Voting BeginsEarly Voting EndsLocationsHours and DaysColoradoC.R.S. §1-5-102Voter service and polling centers must be open 15 days before an election.Day of election.Determined by county election officials.Every day but Sunday during the early voting period. Normal business hours (but may be expanded by county board of commissioners).Oregon§254.470, Secretary of State RulesDropsites must open the Friday before an election, but may open as soon as ballots are available (18 days before).Day of election.Election offices or other staffed locations (libraries, city halls, etc.) or outdoor mailboxes (drive-by or walking traffic).Normal business hours.WashingtonRCW §29A.40.160Vote centers must be open 18 days before an election.8 p.m. on day of election.Election offices or other locations designated by the county auditor.Normal business hours.At least one U.S. territory, the U.S. Virgin Islands, has provisions for earlyState Laws Governing Early Voting8/2/2019This page contains information on statutory requirements relating to the start and end of in-person early voting (including states with all-mail elections) for the 39 states and the District of Columbia that offer this option. Two additional states, Virginia and Delaware, have enacted early voting but it will not be in place until 2020 and 2022, respectively. Nine states, Alabama, Connecticut, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, do not offer pre-Election Day in-person voting options.When statutes address locations, days and hours, we have included this information as well. Information provided here is generally for statewide general elections. Early voting periods for municipal or primary elections may be different.For further information on pre-Election Day voting, visit NCSL's Web page Absentee and Early Voting, or contact the Early Voting Information Center.The box allows you to conduct a full text search or type the state name.l 8 p.m. during the second week. At least four hours between 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on any Saturday that falls during the period. Sundays and holidays are excepted, but a clerk may include them as early voting days.Beginning Jan. 1, 2020: Monday through Friday for at least 8 hours a day, to be established by the clerk. Any Saturday that falls within the early voting period for at least 4 hours, to be established by the clerk. A clerk may choose to offer Sunday hours as well.

There were several laws enacted to enable land grant, homesteading and land registry records in the Early Pioneering days.Westward Expansion: The Homestead Act of 1862 & the Frontier Thesis - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.comThere was extensive work done in land surveying and documentation of the territories, by expeditions such as that of Lewis and Clark, , and the French that controlled areas around Louisana, In Texas and California during the mid-18th century, private land was documented, surveyed, and divided into porciones, or long thin strips of land, by a Spanish royal commission, After the Spanish crown opened Texas to foreigners in 1820, Stephen F. Austin signed a contract under President Agustín de Iturbide’s colonization law in order to draw settlers from Louisiana. Despite Iturbide’s fall from power in 1823, Austin managed to secure his agreement under the new Mexican government. Other colonists, or empresarios, also negotiated contracts in an effort to draw more families to the region in exchange for enforcing Mexican law in their settlements. Women were also granted land under certain circumstances, such as the wealthy and widowed.After the Texas Revolution, Spanish and Mexican land grants were honored while the new government issued headright grants - conditional grants with explicit requirements. In 1845, the Pre-emption Act passed, giving current settlers the advantage of purchasing up to 320 acres of land, though this was overruled by the Homestead Act of 1854 which restricted the amount of land to 160 acres.During the Reconstruction era, veterans of the revolution and the disabled Confederate soldiers were granted large tracts of land. Signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. In exchange, homesteaders paid a small filing fee and were required to complete five years of continuous residence before receiving ownership of the land. After six months of residency, homesteaders also had the option of purchasing the land from the government for $1.25 per acre. The Homestead Act led to the distribution of 80 million acres of public land by 1900.In addition to colonists, land was bequeathed to companies and other entities for the construction of public works and infrastructure. Intended to go to poore folk, through corruption and the inability to make a viable living from empty land such as building a home, feed and livestock costs, most of the land went to speculators, cattlemen, miners, lumbermen, and railroads. Of some 500 million acres dispersed by the General Land Office between 1862 and 1904, only 80 million acres went to homesteaders. Indeed, small farmers acquired more land under the Homestead Act in the 20th century than in the 19th.Whilst the records of the initial surveys, and the initial land grants were serviced by a Federal Organization, the General Land Office had clerks and Agents record these land grants. Future records were not centralized, and as is the case now, the details are maintained locally, now at the County level within the States.

YES, you have the right to represent yourself in any legal proceeding in the United States. BUT, Lincoln had it right:28 U.S.C. § 1654 is the federal statute that allows for pro se litigation. Each state has its own rules and procedural regulations. Each federal court published a pro se manual.The general procedure is for you to contact the Office of the Clerk of the Court and explain to them you wish to proceed pro se. The Clerk will provide you with the forms and point you in the direction of the proper rule and procedures but they are forbidden to provide you legal advice. Depending upon the Clerk, some will help you fill out paperwork, others will not. Some will assist in making sure all the pleadings you file conform to the rules and are not “silly on their face.” Others will not.A word of caution - you will generally not be viewed as a welcome addition to the Court’s docket anywhere but in family court or small claims. Some states have county-level or lower-level courts that not only expect, but encourage pro se litigants. However, in “Adult Court” (all federal and state courts whose jurisdiction allows for unlimited damages and big time claims) the deck is stacked against you.Judges, judicial assistants, clerks and attorneys in Adult Court frown on pro se litigants because having pro se litigants increases the time, cost and frustration level exponentially. But I have never seen a pro se litigant treated unfairly - just the opposite.Judges go out of their way to ensure fairness. Pro se litigants get away with mistakes and crap no lawyer or their case would ever survive. I have a pro se litigant in a case right now and the pleadings are a mess, we have to have hearings on everything because they do not understand procedure, wording or why I officially deny something they believe is obvious.In this case (and I give nothing away because all cases unless sealed are a matter of public record) my client is continually referred to as a “trespasser.” Was my client where they say? Yes. Did they go on the land at the time, date and location stated? Yes. But our contention is they were legally allowed to be there. Thus they were never trespassing. Therefore I must deny the question and that infuriates the pro se litigant.If they dropped the inflammatory language, focused on the event and not the description they have in their mind, we could move forward. But they are invested in the emotion of the event, not the event itself. I cannot admit to the term “trespasser” and therefore the pro se litigant says they are unable to prove their case. The Judge patiently explains this, to no avail.The case will eventually be dismissed - of that I have little doubt. If dismissed we will have another person out there crying, “the system is rigged!” No, it’s not. The Court has offered to appoint a free lawyer as an advisory, to no avail. I have tried to explain, on the record and off, why their case is wrapped around the axle. But I have no obligation to work against my client’s interests. In fact, if I can crush the case, I must.We have an adversarial system - I put on the best case I can, the other side does the same, and an disinterested third party (judge, jury, arbitrator) picks a winner based on the presentation of “evidence.” See, that’s another major problem for pro se litigants - they have no idea what evidence is.Good luck, but get advice. Call you state or local bar and ask for free legal assistance. But if you can afford a lawyer, they will tell you to go get one.