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To: conservatism_IS_compassion
I saw this again in my ping list, I didn't catch the last line at first but this is something I hope you have before or will again in the future repeat.

"A jury is to represent society and to assume innocence in a criminal defendant who is prosecuted by the government."

This is really profound. The jury separation equation so that the government cannot hurt us indiscriminately.

9 posted on 11/28/2021 8:09:00 PM PST by ProgressingAmerica (A man's rights rest in 3 boxes. The ballot box, jury box and the cartridge box.- Frederick Douglass)
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To: ProgressingAmerica
I hope you have before or will again in the future repeat.
“A jury is to represent society and to assume innocence in a criminal defendant who is prosecuted by the government.”
Yeah, I thought it was a good line myself when it came to me yesterday.
We can hope that we won’t be given the scandalous provocation to repeat it in future.

But I’m far from sure of that - and of course you can use it yourself with or without attribution if such provocation recurs . . .

Come to think of it, I’ve seen worse taglines . . .


10 posted on 11/29/2021 6:00:04 AM PST by conservatism_IS_compassion (A jury represents society. It presumes the innocence of anyone the government undertakes to punish)
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