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"It was a travesty but we had no choice because of the way the law is written," one jurors told AVN.

Several jurors approached Max Hardcore and his attorneys to express their sympathy at having been forced to convict him on the counts due to the "poorly written" law regarding the transportation of obscene material via the internet and the mailing of the DVDs to the middle district of Florida.



THAT'S COMPLETE NONSENSE!

The jurors did what they did because they were (and are) uninformed about their rights as jurors (Max Hardcore, himself, is utterly ignorant about juror rights, as well):

Fact # 1: When you are a jury member at a courtroom trial, you ARE the law. While deliberating and deciding which way to vote (Guilty or Not Guilty), you are perfectly free and within your rights as a juror to totally disregard any law, statute, or regulation for any reason whatsoever, nor do you have to explain or justify your decision to ANYONE.

Fact # 2: When you are a jury member at a courtroom trial, you ARE NOT OBLIGATED to follow a judge's instructions (or anyone else's, for that matter).

Max Hardcore's jury convicted him because they were totally unaware of the two FACTS stated above.

The reason that this is a sad day for Americans is not because Max was convicted and not because the First Amendment to the Constitution was trampled upon, but BECAUSE THE AVERAGE AMERICAN CITIZEN HAS NO CLUE WHAT HIS/HER CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ARE. And the reason that they don't know is BECAUSE THEY WON'T READ IT and THE GOVERNMENT WON'T TELL THEM! But then, very few people in government have read the constitution, either.

I freely admit that I was as clueless as the next person about these matters until one day I received a little pamphlet entitled "Citizens Rule Book/Jury Handbook" by Alex Jones

Before I proceed, I would like for you to copy (or copy, paste, and print) this message from this sentence on down and pass it on to everyone you know and ask them to repeat the process.

Below are some quotes from "Citizens Rule Book/Jury Handbook" (by Alex Jones):

"The base of power was to remain in WE THE PEOPLE but unfortunately, it was lost to those leaders acting in the name of government, such as politicians, bureaucrats, judges, lawyers, etc.

"As a result America began to function like a democracy instead of a REPUBLIC. A democracy is dangerous because it is a one-vote system as opposed to a Republic, which is a three-vote system. Three votes to check tyranny, not just one. American citizens have not been informed of their other two votes.

"Our first vote is at the polls on election day when we pick those who are to represent us in the seats of government. But what can be done if those elected officials just don't perform as promised or expected? Well, the second two votes are the most effective means by which the common people of any nation on earth have ever had in controlling those appointed to serve them in government.

"The second vote comes when you serve on a Grand Jury. Before anyone can be brought to trial for a capital or infamous crime by those acting in the name of government, permission must be obtained from people serving on the Grand Jury! The Minneapolis Star and Tribune in March 27, 1987, edition noted a purpose of the Grand Jury this way: 'A grand jury's purpose is to protect the public from an overzealous prosecutor.'

"The third is the most powerful vote: this is when you are acting as a jury member during a courtroom trial. At this point, 'the buck stops' with you! It is in this setting that each JUROR has MORE POWER than the President, all of Congress, and all of the judges combined! Congress can legislate (make law), the President or some other bureaucrat can make an order or issue regulations, and judges can instruct or make a decision, but no JUROR can ever be punished for voting 'Not Guilty!' Any Juror can, with impunity, choose to disregard the instructions of any judge or attorney in rendering his vote. If only one JUROR should vote "Not Guilty" for any reason, there is no conviction and no punishment at the end of the trial. Thus, those acting in the name of government must come before the common man to get permission to enforce the law.

"As a JUROR in a trial setting, when it comes to your individual vote of innocent or guilty, you truly are answerable only to GOD ALMIGHTY. The First Amendment to the Constitution was born out of this great concept. However, judges of today refuse to inform JURORS of their RIGHTS."

The pamphlet goes on to state that jurors are actually ABOVE the law (while acting in the capacity of a jury member during a courtroom trial). It also mentions some very important quotes in a section entitled JURY RIGHTS:

JURY RIGHTS

"'The jury has a right to judge both the law as well as the fact in controversy.' John Jay, 1st Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1789

'The jury has the right to determine both the law and the facts.' Samuel Chase, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1796, Signer of The Unanimous Declaration.

'The jury has the power to bring a verdict in the teeth of both law and fact.' Oliver Wendell Holmes, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1902

'The law itself is on trial quite as much as the cause which is to be decided.' Harlan F. Stone, 12th Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1941

'The pages of history shine on instances of the jury's exercise of its prerogative to disregard instructions of the judge...' U.S. vs. Dougherty, 473 F 2nd 1113, 1139, (1972)"

And one last thing. In a section entitled "Law of the Land," the aforementioned pamphlet states the following:

"The general misconception is that any statute passed by legislators bearing the appearance of law constitutes the law of the land. The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and any statute, to be valid, must be in agreement. It is impossible for a law which violates the Constitution to be valid. This is succinctly stated as follows:

'All laws which are repugnant to the Constitution are null and void.' Marbury vs. Madison, 5 US (2 Cranch) 137, 174, 176, (1803)

'Where rights secured by the Constitution are involved, there can be no rule making or legislation which would abrogate them.' Miranda vs. Arizona, 384 US 436 p. 491."

As should be painfully aware to all of us by now, the Federal government is becoming increasingly tyrannical. But if each U.S. citizen were fully aware of all three of their votes, we could collectively go a long way in balancing the power between government and We the People.

The following previous quote bears repeating (and with emphasis):

"The third is the most powerful vote: this is when you are acting as a jury member during a courtroom trial. At this point, 'the buck stops' with you! It is in this setting that each JUROR has MORE POWER than the President, all of Congress, and all of the judges combined!"

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!

Pass this information on in as many ways as you can think of. Make copies and distribute it to everyone you know and ask them to do the same. Post this information on as many websites as you can. Write to editors of newspapers and magazines and try to get them to publish this information in their editorial section. Blog this information if you are a blogger. Send this information out via your e-mail contacts list. Do your part to get this information out to as many people as possible, as fast as possible.

Most important of all: Read the Constitution to become fully aware of your rights as a U.S. citizen! (The Constitution is available free online--just Google it.)

PASS THIS INFORMATION ON FAR AND WIDE!