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To: supercat
Note that because the Constitution does not give judges' rulings supremacy over the Constitution itself...

Do you then claim that it DOES give the opinion of a juror (or jurors) supremacy over the written law?

80 posted on 05/28/2009 10:23:27 PM PDT by TChris (There is no freedom without the possibility of failure.)
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To: TChris
Do you then claim that it DOES give the opinion of a juror (or jurors) supremacy over the written law?

The right of jury trial and the double-jeopardy rule imply that if a jury acquits someone, its ruling is final. BTW, you ignored my baseball analogy which I think is quite relevant: if officials start ignoring the rules of the game, sportsmanship demands after a certain point that people cease to regard those officials' rulings as legitimate.

82 posted on 05/29/2009 3:38:35 PM PDT by supercat (Barry Soetoro == Bravo Sierra)
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