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To: Christian Engineer Mass

Yes, jury nullification gives the people (the jury) the ultimate control in a court case. Which is where it belongs.

I encourage FReepers to serve on juries and help take back this country; and be familiar with jury nullification should the need arise.


17 posted on 02/25/2011 11:02:31 AM PST by Persevero (Homeschooling for Excellence since 1992)
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To: Persevero

Judges “instructing” juries should be illegal. Advise, yes, but instruct, no.


27 posted on 02/25/2011 11:06:44 AM PST by Christian Engineer Mass (25ish Cambridge MA grad student. Many younger conservative Christians out there? __ Click my name)
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To: Persevero
Yes, jury nullification gives the people (the jury) the ultimate control in a court case. Which is where it belongs. I encourage FReepers to serve on juries and help take back this country; and be familiar with jury nullification should the need arise.

You are crazy. The jury is part of the justice system not the ultimate arbiter. The system is designed so that no one component is the ultimate arbiter. That is what makes it great. Being on a jury is NOT an opportunity to seize power to force one's opinions; it is QUITE the opposite. But you would have to have some humility and some intelligence to understand that.

115 posted on 02/25/2011 2:28:44 PM PST by La Enchiladita (Remember, Reflect, Renew: 2011, 10 years since 9/11. Never Forget.)
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To: Persevero

I encourage FReepers to serve on juries and help take back this country

I would not mind, but I have NEVER been called. The only negative I see from serving on a jury is the pay. You really lose a ton of money if you serve on a jury, but I would do it if called.


141 posted on 02/26/2011 5:46:46 AM PST by napscoordinator
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