Congress through the LSC Act intended to provide high quality legal assistance to those who would be otherwise unable to afford adequate legal counsel , 42 U. S. C. a2996 ( 2 ) , but only if the program could at the same time be kept free from the influence of or use by it of political pressures , a2996 ( 5 ) .
The LSA Act , though a failure , was intended to provide free legal counsel to those who can 't afford it .