Re:Man arrested for promoting jury nullification wins federa...
by MichaelZuo on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @09:59AM
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I think the Founding Fathers of the U.S. 'architected society' reasonably well in the 1770-1800 period?
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Re:Man arrested for promoting jury nullification wins federa...
by CrazyPyroLinux on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @11:24PM
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Tip-of-the-hat to our founders, for sure! But I'd say they were architecting a government, not a society. That's a very important distinction, and without it you can end up with some really destructive Statist/Authoritarian stuff.
Regarding those first 25 years or so: Jefferson's attempt to ban slavery in 1784 failed by 1 vote. Then there was the Whiskey Rebellion in 1791 and then the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798. So, nothing's perfect I guess...
Re:Man arrested for promoting jury nullification wins federa...
by MichaelZuo on Saturday August 13, 2022 @09:02AM
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I highly doubt they ignored considerations of how their envisioned government would affect future society and vice versa.