They are all necessarily either the impudent, fraudulent, and criminal usurpations of tyrants, robbers, and murderers, or the senseless work of ignorant or thoughtless men, who do not know, or certainly do not realize, what they are doing.
Spooner critiques the legitimacy of government actions, emphasizing the moral implications of authority.
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That the legislation of the king was of no authority over a jury, is further proved by the oath taken by the kings at their coronation.
But there is no reason why a judge should have the power of punishing, for contempt, any more than for any other offence.
In this manner all unjust laws are established, and made operative against the rights of the people.
The presumption clearly is that all were eligible.