Enrich the Law
 Pro Per Litigation is PROPER LITIGATION
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Pro se litigants enrich the law by raising controversial issues which lawyers would be reluctant to do.
For example, William Penn (founder and proprietor of Pennsylvania) — who never obtained an academic degree — was a pro se litigant in Bushel’s Case (1670) which “established the independence of the jury beyond question in English jurisprudence”. “At his trial in the Old Bailey on Sept.1,1670 he skillfully exposed the unconstitutionality of the proceedings and inspired the jury to withstand the brutal pressure of the judges for a verdict of guilty.” (21 Encyclopedia Americana (c.1992) s.v. “Penn, William”).And, of course, probably history's most famous pro se litigant was the ancient philosopher, Socrates. The merit of his cause (freedom of speech) has inspired countless generations (he lost his case, however). Ironically, law schools today use the Socratic approach in educating lawyers, although his student, Plato, provided one of literature's most unflattering descriptions of the lawyer.
Important Note: PRO PER LITIGATION SOCIETY DOES NOT INTERPRET THE LAW OR PROVIDE LEGAL ADVICE
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