The whole point of jury nullification, is that ultimately the power resides
with the people. Even if the legislature passes bad laws, and the executive
enforces them, the power remains with the people to n ullify those laws.
I think its a wonderful thing.
Kevin Brown spoke forth with the blessed manuscript:
> >I have sat through jury selection where they have screened for potential
> >jury nullifiers by summarizing the law allegedly violated and the
> >infraction allegedly committed and asking each juror if they had a
> >problem convicting if the evidence established that the defendant
> >committed the alleged act.
> >
> >Needless to say, if you are honest and state that you disagree with the
> >law allegedly violated, you will not be selected.
>
> This sounds like they are doing the right thing. It is for the legislature
> to make laws, and the courts to enforce the laws. If the law is unjust,
> then the defendant can appeal to a higher court, but it is not the place of
> the jury to not convict simply because they don't like the law or agree
> with it.
>
> If you don't agree with the laws the legislature is passing, then either
> convince others to vote for someone else at the next election and/or write
> your current representative and let them know what you think. They
> can't/won't change what they are doing if they don't hear from people who
> disagree with them.
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