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The 3rd and 4th boxes of liberty. As a reminder, the four boxes are: 1. Soap 2. Ballot 3. Jury 4. Ammo If the first two aren't working, you take to the jury b
by turc1656 9y ago
The 3rd and 4th boxes of liberty. As a reminder, the four boxes are:
1. Soap
2. Ballot
3. Jury
4. Ammo
If the first two aren't working, you take to the jury box, and when people are unjustly charged with crimes that are either misapplied laws or simply that which people deem to be unjust laws, they can find a defendant not guilty on any grounds they wish in the US. That's one of the more critical aspects of the courtroom that often goes overlooked. Jury nullification is rarely talked about but it's a crucial power of the people. Judges and law enforcement hate it because society can effectively nullify anything by refusal to return guilty verdicts. So even if someone is clearly guilty under the wording of a law but the jury determines it to be an unfair law or a law applied unfairly, they can find them not guilty. However, the reverse is not true. Guilty verdicts must be returned in accordance with the wording of the law and historical precedent, in conjunction with the guidance the judge provides.
In cases like this, though, things are more difficult because it's not just the charges that are levied, it's the entire way the government is conducting itself. That is much more difficult to solve is 1 and 2 don't work and why the 4th box is supposed to be used under only the most dire of circumstances.
Of course, I don't think the government is entirely to blame. People keep voting these scumbags back into office for some reason so apparently there are people out there who approve of what their representatives are doing. And yet, amazingly, everyone seems displeased at the results. It's fascinating, really. It's like everyone has this mentality of, "all these congresspeople are lying dirtbags...except for mine."