I think that one of the reasons our system was designed the way it was with the jury system there to protect individuals is because the experience of the Founding Fathers was that the Governors could be corrupted.
Whitehouse discusses the importance of the jury system in protecting individuals from corruption.
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Would the Senator care to engage in a brief colloquy? I ask unanimous consent that we be allowed to do so. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island is recognized. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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