The trial by jury, with its "right to judge both fact AND LAW" is the last line of defense for the common man to nullify political tyranny and idiocy.

Read Lysander Spooner, [An Essay on the Trial by Jury](https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/spooner-an-essay-on-the-trial-by-jury-1852) (free)

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The last *peaceful* line of defense, I think he would've said

Can't get a trial by jury if you don't know what your rights are and how to enforce them