- Wendy McElroy asks whether Trial by Jury is A Source of Freedom or a Bad Idea. This article got me thinking about the Fully Informed Jury Association and their goals. I've pretty much accepted that a jury's power to refuse a conviction on a bad law was a good thing. After reading the article, I'm even more convinced. Ms. McElroy's argument is that a jury of twelve people is less efficient and predictable than having a professional jurist deciding the law. While keeping the trains running on time is nice, it doesn't always fit smoothly with our American traditions. Sometimes less efficient is better, and I think nearly a thousand years of history would suggest that the jury system isn't that inefficient.
- Is there a Constitutional comeback underway on the Supreme Court? We can only hope.
- What happened to the loyal opposition? Maybe the problem is that
politicians have decided that appearing nasty
(by pointing out an opponent's wrongdoing) keeps them from
getting elected. And it sure appears that the most important thing
to most politicians is getting elected.
So what's the answer? Maybe we need to elect more nasty people. - Vin Suprynowicz has some Real Questions for Politicians. I'd be interested to see how my representatives would answer these, but I think it requires a face-to-face to get the full effect, and sadly, getting face-time with elected officials is difficult.
- Loaded Coverage by Kenneth Smith talks how the news media often miss the mark when covering gun issues.
- Finally, what If Gunowners Were Treated Like Other Minorities?