Posted on 03/19/2006 9:50:18 AM PST by eeevil conservative
It is Time to EDUCATE Ourselves About the Courts and Take Back ALL Three of Our VOTES!
I know, some of us are saying to ourselves, "3 VOTES? Sounds like a Dem Party Scandal where Fairy Tale Characters and the Dead vote." NOPE! We have 3 VOTES, but the Power hungry Government Thugs and the Judiciary Oligarchy Drummers don't want you to know about it! This post is PACKED with INFO, so you may want to bookmark some of the links.
The Citizens Rule Book: JURY HANDBOOK
I came across this when I was all in a tither about the Republicans pushing for CAPS in their so called "Tort Reform." Don't get me wrong, I am certainly for ideas to stop the abuse of our courts as people line up to take a chance at the NEW AMERICAN LOTTERY by filing reckless law suits hoping to cash in. But making medical care professionals a "protected class" with CAPS was just an insane idea to me.
Anyway, I shared this site with a friend, and she encouraged me to post it. So here it is Mary, and thanks for the suggestion!
LINCOLN said "Study the Constitution!""Let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislatures, and enforced in courts of justice."
RIGHTS COME FROM GOD,NOT THE STATE!
"You have rights atecedent to all earthly governments; rights that cannot be repealed or restrained by human laws; rights derived from the Great Legislator of the Universe."
John Adams, Second President of the United States
TABLE of CONTENTS
A HANDBOOK FOR JURORS
Section II
Section III
INDEX TO THE DOCUMENTS
Index to the unanimous Declaration
Index to the Constitution of the United States
Index to the Amendments to Constitution of the United States
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Copies of this information are available from Whitten Printers
Some of my FAVORITE PARTS:
The base of power was to remain in WE THE PEOPLE but unfortunately, it was lost to those leaders acting in the name of government, such as politicians, bureaucrats, judges, lawyers, etc.
As a result America began to function like a democracy instead of a REPUBLIC. A democracy is dangerous because it is a one-vote system as opposed to a Republic, which is a three-vote system. Three votes to check tyranny, not just one. American Citizens have not been informed of their other two votes.
Our first vote is at the polls on election day when we pick those who are to represent us in the seats of government. But what can be done if those elected officials just don't perform as promised or expected? Well, the second two votes are the most effective means by which the common people of any nation on earth have ever had in controlling those appointed to serve them in government.
The second vote comes when you serve on a Grand Jury. Before anyone can be brought to trial for a capital or infamous crime by those acting in the name of government, permission must be obtained from people serving on the Grand Jury! The Minneapolis Star and Tribune in the March 27th 1987 edition noted a purpose of the Grand Jury this way: "A grand jury's purpose is to protect the public from an overzealous prosecutor."
The third is the most powerful vote; this is when you are acting as a jury member during a courtroom trial. At this point, "the buck stops" with you! It is in this setting that each JUROR has MORE POWER than the President, all of Congress, and all of the judges combined! Congress can legislate (make law), the President or some other bureaucrat can make an order or issue regulations, and judges may instruct or make a decision, but no JUROR can ever be punished for voting "Not Guilty!" Any JUROR can, with impunity, choose to disregard the instructions of any judge or attorney in rendering his vote. If only one JUROR should vote "Not Guilty" for any reason, there is no conviction and no punishment at the end of the trial. Thus, those acting in the name of government must come before the common man to get permission to enforce a law.
YOU ARE ABOVE THE LAW!
As a JUROR in a trial setting, when it comes to your individual vote of innocent or guilty, you truly are answerable only to GOD ALMIGHTY. The First Amendment to the Constitution was born out of this great concept. However, judges of today refuse to inform JURORS of their RIGHTS. The Minneapolis Star and Tribune in a news paper article appearing in its November 30th 1984 edition, entitled: "What judges don't tell the juries" stated:
"At the time of the adoption of the Constitution, the jury's role as defense against political oppression was unquestioned in American jurisprudence. This nation survived until the 1850's when prosecutions under the Fugitive Slave Act were largely unsuccessful because juries refused to convict."
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One JUROR can stop tyranny with a "NOT GUILTY VOTE!" He can nullify bad law in any case, by "HANGING THE JURY!"
I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. What I can do, I should do and, with the help of God, I will do! Everett Hale
The only power the judge has over the JURY is their ignorance! "WE THE PEOPLE," must relearn a desperately needed lesson in civics.
Please take the time to read it ALL! IT IS AWESOME!!!!
More on the TRUTH About Juries and the Constitution!
The Informed Juror How an informed jury helps safeguard liberty
By Dr. Gary F. Arnet
In the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, they provided the right to a trial by a jury of one’s peers as a method to protect citizens from the power of an over-zealous government. A jury can refuse to convict a defendant who has clearly violated the letter of the law if they feel the law is unjust or unconstitutional, essentially vetoing the effect of the law.
In early America, jurors were told of this right and writings of our founding fathers show this was their intent. John Adams stated in 1771 “It is not only…[the juror’s] right, but his duty … to find the verdict according to his own best understanding, judgment, and conscience, though in direct opposition to the direction of the court.”
In 1789, future President Thomas Jefferson stated, “I consider trial by jury as the only anchor yet devised by man by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.” Things changed as time went by.
A Supreme Court ruling in 1895 found that judges were not at fault if they failed to remind jurors of this right. After that, judges not only stopped telling jurors they can judge the law, they now falsely tell jurors their only job is to decide if the evidence is sufficient to find the accused guilty. They are told they must do this even if they disagree with the law. Defense attorneys can be charged with contempt of court if they inform jurors that they may acquit if they feel the law is unconstitutional, unjust, or applied unfairly.
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If you are called for jury duty, it is an opportunity to protect the rights of the accused and, by doing so, your own rights and freedoms. Most of the time the law will probably be constitutional and, hopefully, applied justly. What can a juror do if it is not?
First of all, understand that nothing in the Constitution or Supreme Court decisions requires a juror to take an oath to follow the law as explained by the judge. As a juror, when you in good conscience believe that the law is wrong or unconstitutional, is being applied unfairly, the accused is being unjustly charged or made “an example of” by the government, you have the right and responsibility to find them not guilty, despite what the judge or your fellow jurors say. Remember, your one not guilty vote is all that it takes to prevent conviction. You will get the credit or blame for the results of the trial and will have to live with your decision.
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While historically a legal right, judges and prosecutors today fear an informed jury as a loss of their power. Sometimes, the only way the government can get convictions of bad laws is to tell jurors they are required to uphold the law and to bar them from the jury if they disagree. Judges have even told jurors that they may not consider the U.S. Constitution in their deliberations.
{snip} Jurors will routinely be disqualified if they question the law, if they disagree with the law, or if they question the constitutionality of the law. They are also disqualified if they agree with the concept of an informed jury or of jury nullification. Judges who are hostile to jury nullification have even used their power of “contempt of court” to jail jurors, without a trial, if they believe in or discuss jury nullification with other jurors. An informed jury scares the court like nothing else.
{snip} To get more information
For more information on jury rights and what you can do, contact the Fully Informed Jury Association (FIJA), an organization started to inform jurors of their powers and rights, at http://www.fija.org
or P.O. Box 5570, Helena, MT 59604.
Also, inform others about jury rights by talking with your friends or writing letters to local newspapers. The more jurors that are aware of their rights, the better our justice system will be.
In America today, our individual rights and freedoms are under constant attack and it is the duty of all of us to defend them. Read the Constitution and know your rights as a citizen. If called as a juror, don’t immediately look for an excuse to get out of jury duty. Rather, be happy that you can use your right to analyze the case and to vote your conscience to ensure a fair trial. An informed jury is the way we have to stand up to a powerful government.
This is a FABULOUS READ and very easy to understand! PLEASE READ IT ALL and HELP SPREAD THE WORD!
For all you Mark Levin Fans out there, don't forget his book, "MEN IN BLACK."
I wouldn't want my jury to be filled with people with a 7th grade education.....
Our courts are going ot the toilet because we have Toilet Trolls on the juries!
It is our CIVIL DUTY to serve.
PING!
HAPPY RESEARCH AND READING!
bttt
It used to be very easy to "escape" jury duty in New Jersey until recently. Now, it's very difficult to be excused and I imagine that's a good thing.
later read
bttt
Great stuff here eeevil!
danke shon....
I have always been rejected from jury during the selection due to truthfull answers in the screening process, its a joke how prosecuters hand pick jurrors
lawyers on BOTH sides WANT people with a 7th grade education...
AMAZING, eh?
They prosecutors tend to look for DUmocrats and Independents for jury duty....if you registered as a Republican, chances are you won't be called.
well that explains it!
I have NEVER been called....EVER!
GREAT POST!
When the Constitution was written it was accepted that the law reverted back to the community when a jury was impaneled. That, after all, is what a grand jury is all about.
The same went for trial juries. The accepted form was the the jury would judge both the law and the facts under the guidance, but not the mandate, of the judge. I have researched an instance where a grand jury was dismissed and, believing a judge to be corrupt kept right on meeting. The governor of the state upon reading this "dismissed" jury's recommendation then attempted to talk the judge into resigning. After awhile the judge was removed by force. The governor--a true upper-crust Federalist--then allowed what was essentially a "sham" prosecution of those removing the judge and when it was all over pardoned the leaders of the action.
A lot has been written on how jury rights were eroded near the beginning of the 19th century. You might want to check Amar's book: "The Biography of the Constitution" and look up his citations on this.
McVey
WOW!
Thanks for that info!!
will have to check out that book!
Most DUmocrats and Independents are "squishy" when it comes to cases in law....easily manipulated by lawyer speak. Republicans are more cemented in their beliefs and know when a lawyer is blowing smoke. If you have a brain, you WON'T be called!
The last jury panel I was on, I got tossed because it turned out my ex-wife had clerked for the prosecutor.
Wanted to make certain I gave you the correct citation.
It is Akhil Reed Amar, "America's Consitution: A Biography" (New York: Random House, 2005). It is an interesting read in and of itself. You need to dig into the footnotes on juries to find his sources.
Best,
McVey
Now that's interesting. I wouldn't be surprised if it were true, but I never heard of anyone checking into such a thing.
I've been called 4 times, but never served - I never make the cut. Seems I have this "problem" with crime and punishment - you do the crime, I like to do the punishment!
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