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To: Gay State Conservative
Nope,not always. It's called "jury nullification".You've probably heard the term.

I have. And it's not supposed to happen. Juries are supposed to follow the law.

Or let's put it another way...do you trust the ethical and patriotic intentions of the "prosecutors" in the House to treat the President fairly in the coming months?

Entirely different matter since an impeachment is not a criminal trial and does not carry with it the guarantee of an impartial jury.

But say for the sake of argument that in spite of all evidence to the contrary Congress votes to impeach and the Senate votes to convict. Since you're such a fan of jury nullification then you would be entirely supportive of that, right?

71 posted on 10/02/2019 10:47:21 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg
Juries are supposed to follow the law.

Actually Juries are a Constitutional Right created expressly to ensure that the Officers of the Court follow the Law as intended.

Nullification is the Nuclear Weapon granted to as few as a single Juror if they believe an Injustice has occurred.

The State (including Judges) hates Juries.

Fully Informed Jury Association

80 posted on 10/02/2019 11:22:23 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (America NEEDS Mob Rule, another European and Mid East World War and a universal Draft)
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To: DoodleDawg
Bottom line...I do not *fully* trust a single person on this earth.Not even my mother.And I don't expect anyone to fully trust *me*...not even my mother.

And I don't fully agree with *many* of the laws that are in force today and there are more than a few with which I vigorously *disagree*.

If I ever serve on a jury I will use *my* standards to determine the appropriateness of the charges and the credibility and importance of the evidence presented,rather than any "instructions" given by a judge,because my inclination to distrust others goes triple for judges.

If that makes me an evil person...I think I can live with that.

81 posted on 10/02/2019 11:22:43 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (A joke: Brennan,Comey and Lynch walk into a Barr...)
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