Dear Editor:
When I ran for the Montana Supreme Court in 2014, my opponent was Jim Rice, the incumbent. He knew that I supported the rights of juries to protect their fellow citizens from government over reach by not enforcing unfair or unjust laws against them. People like Rice call this jury nullification, and he also referred to it as a subversion of democracy. Obviously, progressive thinkers like Rice believe there is almost something sacred about a democracy involving large groups of people that can be easily manipulated.
In a 12-person jury, democracy also exists. However, in a criminal trial jury, a single individual exercising her or his inalienable right can vote against the majority and hang the jury up.
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