"America's Founders were worried that the central
government they created might someday grow too powerful and
begin to pass laws which would violate the rights of the
sovereign people. But they had an 'ace in the hole' — a magic
bullet — that they believed would suffice to hold this new,
experimental government in check. That was the right to a
trial by a jury of one's peers."
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"Trial WITHOUT Jury" is actually enshrined
in Bunreacht na hEireannby
GodHelpUsAll Sun Mar 29, 2009
18:56
Article 38.2
of
Bunreacht na hEireann (the Constitution of
the Republic of Ireland) states that "minor offences may be
tried in courts of summary jurisdiction" -- that is "trial by
judge" (without a jury).
And, to make matters even
worse, there is no definition of what a "minor" offence is in
Bunreacht na hEireann.
The waters get even muddier if
you try to find a definition in the "Citizens Information" web
site (which I assume is a Government site); it says: "The
distinction between the constitutional concepts of minor and
non-minor offences equates more or less with the statutory
distinction drawn between summary and indictable offences."
(Taken from
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/justice/criminal-law/criminal- offences/classification-of-crimes-in-criminal-cases )
What a mess?
What a recipe for State Tyranny?
From
http://www.fff.org/freedom/1295e.asp (and with
Maura Harrington in
mind):
"Ordinary citizens have been
— and still are — outgunned by wealthy, powerful, special
interests whose fortunes too often depend upon forcing people
to observe laws that are not in the public
interest." "America's Founders were worried
that the central government they created might someday grow
too powerful and begin to pass laws which would violate the
rights of the sovereign people. But they had an 'ace in the
hole' — a magic bullet — that they believed would suffice to
hold this new, experimental government in check. That was the
right to a trial by a jury of one's peers."
No such
worries it seems for the
Founders of the Republic of
Ireland ??? -- and now look at us.
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Fodhla
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