Juries DO have ALL The power
"The jury has the right to determine both the law and the facts." -- Justice Samuel Chase, 1804 (original signatory of the Declaration of Independence)
Don't forget it. If any judge tells you otherwise, he is outright lying.
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Amen. . . now, the only problem with that is that a judge can reverse a jury if he/she finds that the law and facts don't mirror the decision. . .
They must not teach jury=power in judge school
They must not teach jury=power in judge school
Posted by: oddybobo at July 12, 2006 02:01 PM (6Gm0j)
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Just a bit about Samuel Chase, , from Wikipedia:
"Chase was served with 6 articles of impeachment by the House of Representatives in late 1804, explicitly over Chase's handling of the trial of John Fries. Two more articles would later be added. The Jeffersonian Republican-controlled United States Senate began an impeachment trial against Justice Chase in early 1805. He was charged with political bias, but was acquitted by the Senate of all charges on March 1, 1805. To this day, he remains the only Supreme Court justice to be impeached. His acquittal is believed to have ensured that an independent Federal judiciary would survive partisan challenge in the U.S."
Internal links in the above if one goes to the article.
"Chase was served with 6 articles of impeachment by the House of Representatives in late 1804, explicitly over Chase's handling of the trial of John Fries. Two more articles would later be added. The Jeffersonian Republican-controlled United States Senate began an impeachment trial against Justice Chase in early 1805. He was charged with political bias, but was acquitted by the Senate of all charges on March 1, 1805. To this day, he remains the only Supreme Court justice to be impeached. His acquittal is believed to have ensured that an independent Federal judiciary would survive partisan challenge in the U.S."
Internal links in the above if one goes to the article.
Posted by: Always On Watch at July 12, 2006 04:39 PM (y6n8O)
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No, Oddy, they do not teach that any more, despite Supreme Court rulings that declare that juries are absolutely free to do as they desire, even invalidate the law -- that's one primary reason they exist in the first place.
Interesting, AOW. That shows you that there were forces in place that long ago that opposed freedom of the people, and ensured the judiciary was allowed to retain near-absolute power.
Interesting, AOW. That shows you that there were forces in place that long ago that opposed freedom of the people, and ensured the judiciary was allowed to retain near-absolute power.
Posted by: Ogre at July 12, 2006 05:50 PM (/k+l4)
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