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His error consisted in holding that either the king or parliament had any such power, or that they had any power at all to pass laws that should be binding upon a jury.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “His error consisted in holding that either the king or parliament had any such power, or that they had any power at all…”
Editor's note · Context
Spooner asserts that neither the king nor parliament has the legitimate power to impose laws on juries.
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