Congressman Tim Burchett Introducing ‘DROP Act’ to Bring Back Hanging Executions for Savage Killers
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The Jury and Grand Jury have been completely subverted by government. You are gravely mistaken if you think our government, today, is the people. It is not anything like the framers of the Constitution set up. Therein lies the problem.
Doesn't matter. The people are still responsible. The verdict is still rendered by the jury. The problem is the people getting off their butts and engaging in political action. My experience is that most conservatives don't want to do that---but the radical left is more than willing.
I don't have any illusions about the government---but neither do I have any illusions about who bears ultimate responsibility. Too easy to complain, "Oh, it's not MY fault." Doesn't matter. It is OUR problem.
I actually think you agree, even though the recognition of the problem is emotionally difficult.
The problem is ignorance, apathy, laziness, and a corrupt system. I try to educate people on the true and proper power of a Juror, but, as you stated, many people can't be bothered to learn, let alone get off their butt to go be a Juror.
I think it is more though. People (especially many on this board) are 100% convinced that government is going to fix itself. The "Military" is the only way. That puts the responsibility 100% on someone else, and ignores the very doctrine the framers of our Constitution established. That is the person responsible is the same one staring back at you when you look into a mirror.
I have personally witnessed a close family member get convicted by a jury for a crime that never happened. I watched the judge manipulate and tamper with the jury throughout the trial, I watched the judge allow the prosecutor to basically do whatever they wanted to do, and the jury was told that was all OK. In short, the courts are totally without impartiality, and devoid of any semblance of justice.
Yes, much of it is because of the people, but it is also the people responsible today to fix it all. The Declaration of Independence is the blueprint for that action.
Also, many trials today have no jury. They are 100% decided by the judge. Even the jury trials are basically decided by the judge in 99% of cases. Very few Jurors ever speak up, or out.