Should juries be made aware of the power of jury nullification before trial?
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« on: November 28, 2009, 03:16:54 AM »
Frankly, I think it's a travesty that our courts do everything in their power to stifle this extension of democracy. As long as we are to have cases in which the outcome depends on the popular passions, we need to have a mechanism for undermining those passions which tend towards the authoritarian and anti-democratic: nullification is it.
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« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2009, 01:09:48 PM »
Perhaps in some form they should mention it, but we don't want people getting too emotional about the case and allowing themselves to be manipulated by the lawyers.
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« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2009, 09:27:07 PM »
No.

Laws ought to be made by the representatives of the people, not a randomly-selected group of people.
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« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2009, 09:54:13 PM »
Quote from: Мagical Хahar on December 01, 2009, 09:27:07 PM
No.

Laws ought to be made by the representatives of the people, not a randomly-selected group of people.

yawn, the world doesn't work the way you think it does
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« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2009, 02:25:25 AM »
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Quote from: Мagical Хahar on December 01, 2009, 09:27:07 PM
No.

Laws ought to be made by the representatives of the people, not a randomly-selected group of people.

yawn, the world doesn't work the way you think it does

"Ought to".
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« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2009, 03:31:58 PM »
you're answering a question that relates to present circumstances.  if the USA were a functioning democratic society I could entertain your line of logic.
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« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2009, 07:33:27 PM »
Quote from: © .212/.308/.308 on December 02, 2009, 03:31:58 PM
you're answering a question that relates to present circumstances.  if the USA were a functioning democratic society I could entertain your line of logic.

Of course Xahar is not so much saying that this stuff doesn't happen as that it shouldn't be encouraged. Two completely different things.

(I voted yes FTR.)
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« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2009, 07:46:23 PM »
     Yes. People should be allowed to know that they don't have to support what they consider to be immoral laws.
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