Frankly, there should be no situation where the government should be allowed to use its resources against an individual without that individual having access to representation. It's a right in the criminal realm and it's a damn shame that the government is using that (and charging inanimate objects) to get around those protections.

People think they have rights, until the system decides you're an outsider and tramples all over you to the applause of the society (the in group).