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They have the Constitutional right to step in and make necessary corrections.

Yes. Through their elected representatives.

Of course, the jury, and the people can eliminate bad law, why do you think you can still buy a mixed drink today, if your so inclined?

Yes. That was done through a constitutional amendment, not through juries deciding that people could have stills in their back yards.

"Yes. That was done through a constitutional amendment, not through juries deciding that people could have stills in their back yards."

You seem to have little respect for citizens, why is that?
The point I was making is that juries had to throw cases, BASED ON THE LAW, during the 1920's because it was wrong. This is jury nullification. Without it, the government probably wouldn't have 'changed their minds'. It was very profitable for certain classes of people (Including Joe Kennedy incidentally).

One of the important functions of a jury is to corral in government people who are running astray. Its a very important function. It comes down to this: The Constitution was created by the people, the people are therefore soverign, unless they want to play games with government agencies that say THEY are sovereign. You have to decide, is the IRS, which is acting under color of law right, or is there something terribly wrong, that the people must fix?

I agree there are good ways, and bad ways to make the change. We might honestly disagree on the best tactic, but there are a number of ways to skin a cat.

What I don't understand about you, is that if you think it is a 'settled' matter, that it is thereafter 'hands off'! Why is that? Is the government you perceive, always right, and the people always wrong? Are they smarter and better than the people? Nothing is settled, until it is settled...and I can tell you that this matter is NOT settled! Only those who live in a fantasy world think so. Now I don't mean to imply this isn't going to be a hard problem to solve, but all people of conscience will have to see that tyranny is the only alternative. And, we are beginning to see a lot of that now.

Wake up.