Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by BeFlatXIII 1616 days ago
Rule of law lasts only so long as the laws are accepted by juries. If the laws drift too from from public acceptability, the people will weaken rule of law on their own terms.
1 comments

unless jury nullification is banned. Noting that there is a trend in this direction.
Could nullification be effectively banned without first getting rid of juries or the prohibition of double jeopardy?
They make it so supporting jury nullification disqualifies you from jury duty