Particracy Forum

1 Name of Law: Right of a Trial by Jury

Category: Judicial

Options:

1. Individuals accused of any crime are entitled to a jury trial. +++Permissive Civil Rights
2. Individuals accused of serious crimes (defined in bill) are entitled to a jury trial. +Permissive Civil Rights
3. Only certain individuals accused of any crime are entitled to a jury trial. +Restrictive Civil Rights
4. Only certain individuals accused of serious crimes are entitled to a jury trial ++Restrictive Civil Rights
5. No one is allowed a trial by jury. +++Restrictive Civil Rights
6. Local government decides about who are entitled to a trial by jury (default) +++Devolution, ++Small Government


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2 Name of Law: Selection of a Jury (if jury trials are allowed)

Category: Judicial

Options:

1. Jurors are chosen randomly from the population. +++Permissive Civil Rights
2. Jurors are selected based on certain factors (race/gender/class). ++Restrictive Civil Rights
3. Jurors are chosen among lawyers only. ++Big Government +Restrictive Civil Rights
4. Jurors are chosen in a political way for a political purpose. +++Restrictive Civil Rights, +Big Government
5. Local government decided about this (default) +++Devolution, +Small Government

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3 New Law: Obligation to serve on a jury(if trial by jury is legal)

Category: Judicial

Options:

1. All adult citizens are required to serve on a jury when called. ++Restrictive Civil Rights +Big Government
2. All adult citizens are required to serve when called or obtain a formal exemption. (default) +Restrictive Civil Rights +Big Government
3. Any adult may volunteer to serve on a jury, they are not required to. +++Permissive Civil Rights
4. Local government decided about this. ++Devolution, +Small Government

House Spencer wrote:How about trial by ordeal?