[sinkspur]

That IS the proper right and DUTY of juries, as the famous and precedent setting William Penn trial in London showed.

Uh, no. Are we now operating under British law?

[bvw]

Aye! Our common and trial law inherits the British, yes.

[hopespringseternal]

Uh, no. Are we now operating under British law?

In case you hadn't noticed, our legal system did not spring from a vacuum in 1783.

And many times ignorant hayseeds from Penelope, Tx hold opinions that contain a lot more common sense than beltway prostitutes with a vested interest in amassing power.

Plenty of yellow dog, rank and file democrats with no high school education would do a better job in congress than even many of the republicans there.

These guys may be hysterical nuts, but they are hysterical nuts with a point worth real consideration.

[r9etb]

Uh, no. Are we now operating under British law?

Well, Arlen Specter has already tarnished the use of Scottish Law.