The Peoples’ Grand Jury Oversight – JP
Return Citizens Rights To The Legal System
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A grand jury is a legal body comprised of laypeople that determines whether there is enough evidence to bring criminal charges to trial.
The Grand Jury was made part of our Constitution via the Fifth Amendment in 1791, which mandates CITIZEN grand jury indictments for federal felony charges. THE PEOPLE are to make determination as to who is indicted, not the legal professionals.
As the law became more complex, professionals in the legal field took the lead, and brought their expertise – and greed – to the arena. In 1944, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure formalized the role of the prosecutor, up to the stage of the verdict, and, in 1946, went on to do the same for post-adjudication.
Then, in 1975, the Federal Rules of Evidence were officially codified by signature of George Bush, post Watergate. If you know the history of the Globalist takeover of America, this fits right in.
The Feds have hooked their claws in our rights and have not let go, IN EVERY ONE OF THE 3,142 COUNTIES IN THIS NATION. The reason given is that this made “improvements in efficiency and case volume”. Hold that thought.…
The shift to prosecutorial control made Grand Juries merely rubber stamps for chosen indictments. Citizens knew little about the cases they were called to hear, except for what the prosecutor chose to share with them. Today’s Grand Juries essentially do what they are told.
This sped things up, and the lawfare gang was pleased. Citizen grand juries today are selected from a list submitted by prosecutors to the District Attorneys of the Counties.
These grand juries return an approximate 99% approval rate on the verdicts sought by the prosecutors. Surprise, surprise! Not only does the prosecutor get to choose his jury, he/she gets to tell them only what he/she wants them to hear. Verdicts are virtually guaranteed.
Also, this high approval rate floods the system with more post-indictment work, benefiting private criminal defense attorneys and related specialists.
Efficiency was just an excuse, I believe.
Where I come from, “efficiency” means doing more for less $$$. Certainly, NOT the case with the law.
This move TO prosecutorial control and away from citizen participation has increased revenues via higher and faster indictment volumes; WE THE PEOPLE spend $3-4 billion a year on public defenders (for those unable to pay,). Private attorneys, for those ABLE to pay, pick up an additional $10 – 20 billion per annum. Plea bargains are made in 95% of cases post-indictment, then there are appeals and motions, which bring in another $5-10 billion industry-wide. The satellite industry of expert witnesses and independent research assistants hauls in a few billion more each year.
Efficiency? No, it’s about money and control. Sound familiar?
Overall, worldwide, the legal profession brings in $787 billion annually. Their orbiting “ecosystem”, of consultants and paralegals, another $637 billion.
Is there any wonder Congress, and the legal profession has deeply buried the citizens’ role in the law which was granted us by the Fifth Amendment?
Anton Scalia warned against this until his death. In a 1992 decision where he wrote for the majority, he warned that that ” the American grand jury is neither part of the judicial, executive nor legislative branches of government, but instead belongs to the people. It is in effect a fourth branch of government “governed” and administered to directly by and on behalf of the American people, and its authority emanates from the
Bill of Rights, the acts of the Grand Jury is the consent of the people.”
It is well past time to take this right back. Today’s grand juries indict whom they please and ignore what they choose, in counties all over this country. Here’s just a couple of examples…
How about ignoring a bodily threat from a Muslim convert, but indicting a teenager for shooting a “silly string” pistol from his car window? The young man was given two years probation! The jailhouse convert, caught breaking into the home of someone he’d threatened online and in person, was ignored.
A young Eagle Scout was murdered in a VA Beach jail, and it was kept silent for months, to protect corrupt power.
Justice has gone awry because our legal system has. You can help to bring it back.
Citizens across America have gone to work to return our Grand Jury rights to us. They are taking oversight of their county grand juries into their own hands to ensure their constitutional rights.
Here is from the website of one of the best Citizen Grand Jury Oversight Committees nationwide, Gloucester County, VA:
“The Gloucester County (VA) People’s Grand Jury Oversight Committee is dedicated to ensuring proper oversight of grand jury proceedings and protecting constitutional rights within our community.
We meet monthly to discuss issues related to grand jury independence, constitutional law, and citizen oversight. All meetings are open to the public, and we encourage community participation” PLEASE see the Gloucester County, VA website.
The Gloucester committee is up and working, and accepting petitions for action.
There are 10 groups, active or forming, in VA; 2 in California; and one each in Florida, Ohio, AZ, Colorado, and Pennsylvania. I have spoken with several.
Each has an issue or issues that they have tried to address through government channels. For Florida, it is election fraud, a very common problem in that state which Tallahassee does not want to address. For California, it’s that and much more. After receiving ZERO responses from local, county and state officials despite repeated attempts over many months, citizens are standing up.
They are bringing these issues out in the open through the courts; issues, which should have been addressed under the law, but which the “powers that be” choose to ignore or bury. I know the issues in both Florida and the Commonwealth of Virginia., and how frustrated those citizens have become with treatment from autocratic, blind or even criminal officials.
Citizens are encouraged to bring issues for petition to the courts, to their county committees. Citizens’ names are NOT made public, but they receive advice and counsel. The goal is, ultimately, a day in court. Public officials who ignore or mistreat citizens’ requests can themselves be brought forward to the court.
I introduce you to this avenue for action, because we need new solutions to old problems, and I think the Citizens Grand Jury Oversight is definitely one.
Consult the website for general information on the Peoples Grand Jury Oversight movement, for more information:
https://restoregrandjuryrights.org
Our nation is fast spinning out of control it seems, and once again, the only possible solutions lie at the LOCAL LEVEL