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There is no more absurdity in giving a jury a veto upon the laws, than there is in giving a veto to each of these other tribunals.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “There is no more absurdity in giving a jury a veto upon the laws, than there is in giving a veto to each of these other…”
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He argues that giving juries the power to veto laws is no more absurd than granting that power to other governmental bodies.
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