But, in doing this, he must act only in accordance with his own judgment and conscience, and subject to his own personal responsibility for any error he may commit, either through ignorance or design.
Spooner reiterates that individuals must act according to their own judgment and bear responsibility for their actions.
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One answer is, that this power, which juries have of judging of the law, is not a power of absolute decision in all cases.
Therefore all their laws, as they call them,--that is, all the laws of their own making,--have no color of authority or obligation.
And he can rightfully be held to no greater knowledge of the law than this.
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.