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Is Governor Palin is a real fan of jury nullification and pot decriminalization?

By Douglas A. Berman

Writing here in Reason, Radley Balko has a very interesting take on Governor Sarah Palin. The piece is titled, "A Decent Pick: Libertarians could do worse than Sarah Palin," and here are snippets:Palin was also one of just three governors in the country to issue a proclamation in support of "Jurors' Rights" day, an event sponsored by the Fully Informed Jury Association, which encourages the doctrine of jury nullification.  Nullification is an idea abhorred by tough-on-crime conservatives. Palin also comes from a state whose constitution has one of the strongest privacy provisions in the country.  Alaska's traditional reverence for privacy and personal autonomy is reflected in a number of issues that would likely be at odds with the national Republican Party ? or at least the Bush administration ? including a rejection of the Real ID Act, and the de facto decriminalization of marijuana...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on September 10, 2008 (boomark / email).