"If a jury have not the right to judge between the government and those who disobey its laws, the government is absolute, and the people, legally speaking, are slaves. "
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Lysander Spooner
(1808-1887) Political theorist, activist, abolitionist
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Everyone needs learn of Article III courts. Welcome to Amerika, where the non-law courts are mere revenuers for the slave masters.
 -- Mike, Norwalk     
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    If it's a bad law, a juror can, and should, vote not guilty regardless of any thing a judge says. It's called Jury Nullification.
     -- jim k, Austin, Tx     
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