Personally, I view jury nullification along with the right to keep and bear arms as "reset buttons" for the rule of law, provided by the framers to keep both the federal and state government in check. Their existence alone ought to be enough to constrain the law makers and judiciary.
But rather than being constrained by them, on the one hand, the law makers seek to make the second amendment of no such effect and on the other hand, the judiciary omits to mention jury nullification while at the same time, exercising that very power on their own initiative (judicial activism).
The problem is ignorance, a basic (K-12) education system which keeps the next generation in the dark about the checks and balances of our rule of law and the veto power of the governed. Conversely, the solution is information. When the educators don’t or won’t speak of such things, then we can via broadcast – internet, publications, etc.
That's a great observation, A-G! Yes they are, and many members of "the political class" don't want us to know this. I agree wholeheartedly that education is the key -- especially as the public schools no longer teach children about their heritage. I was speaking with a high school history teacher the other day, and couldn't believe it when he told me he had never heard of jury nullification! Sigh.... Thanks so much for writing -- have a wonderful Fourth of July!