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Everyone just ignoring bad laws and contradicting them can remove laws too. But of course this is a niche topic that would never get such broad support. A lot
by raxxorraxor 2y ago
Everyone just ignoring bad laws and contradicting them can remove laws too. But of course this is a niche topic that would never get such broad support.
A lot of people smoking weed is certainly a component for the prohibition to fail at some point.
Writing mails to legislative members isn't enough if you don't have any form of leverage.
- autoexec 2y agoJury nullification is the real mechanism for We The People when we don't consent to be held to laws passed by They The Wealthy/Bribed Lawmakers It requires that people refuse plea deals and demand jury trials, and that the jury is educated on what jury nullification is but when prosecutors can't get a conviction regardless of much evidence they have of guilt the laws will get changed or at least they stop being enforced.
- account42 2y agoAFAIU the jury doesn't have final say in civil trials so this would only work partially (copyright infringement can be both a civil dispute as well as a criminal matter).