[woollyone]

If you go to the FIJA site here There are some interesting stories.

The judge's instructions are not an oath (regardless of what the judge says about the issue), but only guidelines. Generally, they try to intimidate jurors. IIRC, jury nulification in the North helped turn the tide in the slave issue, though later, the judges tried to get around these problems.

[Texasforever]

I guess you could take the nullification route for all the good it will do you. You can also just vote to aquit without any reason or explanation required. Jury nullification does nothing and has no impact on what you would consider an unconstitutional law. The law will still be applied and people will still be charged and convicted of violating it. I guess there may be some emotional satisfaction in playing Chief Justice but it does not mean anything in the end.

[VetoBill]

Thanks, I will check that out.

[muir_redwoods]

We must pay attention to the words. They are Judges' Instructions not orders. Free people are free to think and act accordingly so long as they do not violate the law. There is no law covering the basis for jurors decisions.

As a side note, I have been called for Jury duty 5 or 6 times. Last time I was called I printed out 12 of Fija's brochures, stuck them prominently into my shirt pocket, and was processed out of the pool in about 45 minutes, possibly a record here in Connecticut.