10 January 2011

Positive Defense

Something I would like to see added to our legal system is:

Questioning the constitutionality of a law is a positive defense.

No judge should be able to dismiss this defense for any reason and it goes to the jury to decide if the defendant's lawyer has argued it well enough.

Will it take an amendment to get this or just co-opt enough judges?

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