On 19 Oct 2001, Paul Vixie wrote:
Somewhere along with the power to vote particular politicians in or out must come some respect for the laws those people create, even the ones we don't think are perfect.
If the jury feels the law is unjust, we recognize the undisputed power of the jury to acquit, even if its verdict is contrary to the law as given by a judge, and contrary to the evidence. -4th Circuit Court of Appeals, US v. Moylan, 1969 Even the courts say we shouldn't respect laws we feel are unjust. For more information see the Fully Informed Jury Association at http://www.fija.org Matt -- Matthew S. Cramer <mscramer@armstrong.com> Office: 717-396-5032 Lead Security Analyst Fax: 717-396-5590 Armstrong Information Technology Services Pager: 717-305-3915 Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Cell: 717-917-7099