Time: Fri Jul 04 10:09:52 1997 by primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA20265; Fri, 4 Jul 1997 10:10:45 -0700 (MST) Date: Fri, 4 Jul 1997 13:10:23 -0400 Originator: heritage-l@gate.net From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] To: pmitch@primenet.com Subject: SLS: jury nullification As long as all jury candidates must be federal citizens, this blatant discrimination against a whole class of state Citizens has the unavoidable result of rendering every jury decision null and void, without exception. This class discrimination is evident in state AND federal jury selection procedures, so let's not put the cart before the horse. A jury can't nullify ANYTHING, if it is not a LEGAL BODY! Add to this the evidence now indicating that U.S. Attorneys routinely receive $25,000 for obtaining indictments from federal grand juries against "illegal tax protesters" (whatever THEY are), and you have a colossal case of jury tampering and illegal kick-backs, in violation of 41 U.S.C. 51 et seq. For more details, read "The Kick-Back Racket" and "Juries in Check Around the Nation" in the Supreme Law Library, at the URL right below my name here. /s/ Paul Mitchell http://www.supremelaw.com copy: Supreme Law School, Liberty Lists At 10:24 PM 7/3/97 -0400, you wrote: >Mark Greer wrote: >> Ed Rosenthal wrote: >> >> >>>MAP of course can't endorse or back candidates and I don't mean this as an >>>endorsement but I am interested in hearing how MAPers view Kubby's >>>candidacy as it pertains to our objectives of educating the media and >>>public on drug policy issues. >> >>>Thoughts? >> >>The reliance upon promoting jury nullification as a policy is frightening and >>is very unlikely to garner votes, in my view. > > >I'm all for Steve Kubby and his bid for the California gubernatorial slot. >He comes down hard on the stagnant, intellectually and morally bankrupt >parties, politics and policies that have driven America to new lows of >cynicism, distrust and hypocracy with their unceasing promotion of the "war >on drugs." > >The idea of promoting jury nullification seemed frightening to me too, at >first glance. However, why do we assume people will abuse jury >nullification? If the jury is properly picked, they would have no personal >motives, other than their beliefs, which is the point. If you don't believe >that average Americans can be trusted to act in the lawful interests of a >case, then why are we pretending we're ready for "true democracy." Sounds >pretty "republican" to me. > >Randy Vlahos > > > ======================================================================== Paul Andrew Mitchell : Counselor at Law, federal witness B.A., Political Science, UCLA; M.S., Public Administration, U.C. Irvine tel: (520) 320-1514: machine; fax: (520) 320-1256: 24-hour/day-night email: [address in tool bar] : using Eudora Pro 3.0.2 on 586 CPU website: http://www.supremelaw.com : visit the Supreme Law Library now ship to: c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776 : this is free speech, at its best Tucson, Arizona state : state zone, not the federal zone Postal Zone 85719/tdc : USPS delays first class w/o this As agents of the Most High, we came here to establish justice. We shall not leave, until our mission is accomplished and justice reigns eternal. ======================================================================== [This text formatted on-screen in Courier 11, non-proportional spacing.]
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