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Jurors should exercise their rights
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Mar. 14, 2016 6:00 am
Herman Lenz
A juror's rights law is needed to remind jurors of their right and duty to put the law and charges on trial as well as the defendant.
To learn more about the role of a juror, visit www.fija.org. Lawmakers might be negative about this project because citizens might undo some of the oppressive nanny laws they've dumped on us. Jurors who know their full constitutional rights might take some power away from the power-hungry elite.
Perhaps judges have thought of another tyrannical trick, which is to prevent the defendant from telling the whole truth, but only allowing him/her to tell just enough to ensure the conviction, which forces the defendant to violate his/her own oath, which makes it an unconstitutional trial.
Our justice system is flawed. We do not have equal justice for all.
Herman Lenz
Sumner
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