Jury Nullification; RP from the 90s
Posted April 30th, 2008 by radiofriendly
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"Jury Nullification" is the power of the Jury to overturn bad laws (of which, we have MANY). It is an important tool guaranteed to citizens serving on jury duty. Jury nullification enables us to declare laws unjust, if we are so inclined.
Learn more by watching this clip from 1990:
http://www.youtube.com/wa...
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/wa...
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/wa...
Most Judges do not want you to know about this power. Juries are only told they can rule "guilty" or "not guilty." They are never told of their third option, "the law is bad."
Shame on bad Judges covering up this power and the corrupt system which allow these arrogant Judges to remain on the bench.
Learn your rights and DO NOT try to get out of jury duty.
As citizens we only have two real powers to keep the Gov't in check:
1) The power to vote
2) The power of the jury
Your rights: Use them or loose them. With rumors of the American Bar Association working to eliminate juries in the future. And with the PROVEN vulnerability of the electronic voting machines, what voice will we have left?
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I am extremley active in
I am extremley active in judicial reform here in MN. I asked for a jury trial the other day, one of my rights and they said "only a judge decides in family law" how stupid!!! If i had a jury my case would have turned out so different!!
We are pushing here to get not only jury's running the courts, but also access to a grand jury to investigate crimes in the judiciary. and a new over sight board comprised by citizen. Its a uphill battle but wow if we could get this achieved- it would make such a difference!! You could go to court and get justice.
Jury nullification needs a bump
The first time I ever heard of jury nullification was the first time I watched Aaron Russo's "America: Freedon to Fascism". It is one of the most powerful rights that we all possess but relatively few people are aware of it. Any one of us that ever sits on a jury can use it. It might come in handy one of these days.
Strange
When I was young I watched a movie about Nostradaumus (sp?) and his predictions...One was about how man would become ruled by machines of some sort. I laughed it off at the time, thinking about robots ruling us. (I was like 10 or so) But Diebold can certainly rule us can't they.
Anyway, just a thought.