[catpuppy]

The second is to restore the power of our Grand Jury system

By all accounts, they can and do "indict a ham sandwich." How much more power do they need?

[exodus]

We do have solutions, catpuppy.
It's just that our solutions don't include
"Just trust the Republicans."

The first, and most important,
is to tell jurors of their duty, and power, as members of a jury.
The second is to restore the power of our Grand Jury system.

Those two alone would be enough
to reverse most of the governmental abuses.
# 1301 by exodus
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To: exodus
By all accounts, they can and do "indict a ham sandwich."
How much more power do they need?
# 1310 by catpuppy
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The "indict a ham sandwich." remark was made by a prosecutor,
who was bragging about his ability
to influence the decisions of the Grand Jury.

The prosecutors aren't even supposed to talk to the Grand Jury,
unless called as a witness by the Grand Jury.

A Grand Jury is made up of ordinary citizens.
The prosecutor is not an "ordinary" citizen,
he is a member of the Executive Branch.

The power of the Grand Jury system has slowly been corrupted,
and instead of being controlled by the people,
it now is controlled by the Executive Branch.