ADVERTISEMENT"The people have the power, all we have to do is awaken that power in the people. Jury nullification works. This is where the power of jury nullification is so critical: to reject inane laws and extreme sentences and counteract the edicts of a profit-driven governmental elite that sees nothing wrong with jailing someone for a lifetime for a relatively insignificant crime. Jury nullification is a powerful reminder that, as the Constitution tells us, "we the people" are the government. That's ultimately what jury nullification is all about: restoring a sense of fairness to our system of justice.

Source: Huffington Post November 03, 2016 21:28 UTC