Re: jury nullification, jury veto, jury pardon

On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 03:23:57 -0700, Jon Beaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 05:40:02 GMT, ptsc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>>Somehow, nullification seems a trifle less radical than armed rebellion,
>>whatever else one might think of it.

>It depends on who's rights are being "nullified."

Suppose nobody's rights are being nullified, as in the case of a marijuana
possession case in which a jury refuses to convict?  (Unless you're arguing some
very diffuse right to legislate.)
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