So many of our peers shirk jury duty. Avoidance because of untrained intellect and self absorption. Some avoid it because it is an economic onus which could be mitigated by modernizing the per diem. This so imposed monetary burden may be intentional to erode the power of juries?
I've tried to broach the subject of jury nullification in many conversations, but as many are unable, or unwilling to grasp that the law is also subject to scrutiny as much as the act.
I've shared your article widely and will continue to advocate for JN.
I look at it as the last box before the cartridge box. If people would understand the fact that WE enslave ourselves by being ignorant on juries with the belief that "well he/she didn't do what I have to do attitude, maybe they would start wanting to be on a jury. I was told to be on a federal jury once but it was 85 miles away and there was no way for me to get there and back! As if someone closer than 85 miles couldn't participate.
This is tangentially germane to the discussion of personal sovereignty through the power of the jury. It comes from an article about armed self-defense (link below)
" “‘Taking the law into your own hands?’
The law IS in our hands!
‘Law enforcement’ is not something sovereign citizens seize from police officers. It is a societal function that citizens delegate to civil police.
In so doing, we do not abdicate our own sovereignty, nor our duties as citizens. Ultimate responsibility is still ours. When those we hire as our “Protectors” are either unwilling or unable to perform that function at the critical moment, there is no law, nor standard, that says we cannot perform it for ourselves.
Indeed, when personally threatened, we have no choice!” ~ Citizen’s Axiom"
So many of our peers shirk jury duty. Avoidance because of untrained intellect and self absorption. Some avoid it because it is an economic onus which could be mitigated by modernizing the per diem. This so imposed monetary burden may be intentional to erode the power of juries?
I've tried to broach the subject of jury nullification in many conversations, but as many are unable, or unwilling to grasp that the law is also subject to scrutiny as much as the act.
I've shared your article widely and will continue to advocate for JN.
I look at it as the last box before the cartridge box. If people would understand the fact that WE enslave ourselves by being ignorant on juries with the belief that "well he/she didn't do what I have to do attitude, maybe they would start wanting to be on a jury. I was told to be on a federal jury once but it was 85 miles away and there was no way for me to get there and back! As if someone closer than 85 miles couldn't participate.
This is tangentially germane to the discussion of personal sovereignty through the power of the jury. It comes from an article about armed self-defense (link below)
" “‘Taking the law into your own hands?’
The law IS in our hands!
‘Law enforcement’ is not something sovereign citizens seize from police officers. It is a societal function that citizens delegate to civil police.
In so doing, we do not abdicate our own sovereignty, nor our duties as citizens. Ultimate responsibility is still ours. When those we hire as our “Protectors” are either unwilling or unable to perform that function at the critical moment, there is no law, nor standard, that says we cannot perform it for ourselves.
Indeed, when personally threatened, we have no choice!” ~ Citizen’s Axiom"
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