My last post described how the system today is garbage and unworthy of participation. One exception shines out, and that is participation in a jury, where your vote counts for something and can make a meaningful difference. The power of a jury to defy the government's wishes is perhaps one of the last bulwarks of liberty within the system itself, though the government has worked hard to chisel away at it (e.g., misinforming jurors about their powers and duties, probing the jurors' deliberations, churning out ignorant and historically illiterate people from schools and universities, etc.).
In a refreshing twist, a jury has raised its middle finger to the federal government by acquitting the Bundy family of criminal charges that were brought in a fit of spite over the Bundys' civil disobedience against federal land policies, which had provoked the feds to overreact and look like the collection of goons they are. What is truly inspiring here is that the Bundys were disobeying while carrying arms, yet the jury still refused to convict, which vindicates the jury system as a stark reminder of how the people are the master while the government is the servant.
All it takes to make a difference in the world is a devoted minority. Indeed, the American Revolution was fought and won by a devoted minority, while the indolent and tepid majority obeyed the crown and eventually fled to Canada (whose socialistic governance reflects this lack of character). So, cherish the opportunity to sit on a jury; if you can't, consider engaging in some civil disobedience, which is not the sole province of racial agitation.
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