On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 9:02 PM, Jim Bell <jamesdbell8@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> ... I thought, what if every
>> Federal defendant could be motivated to refuse to deal, to refuse to accept
>> the deal that's usually offered.

>a great idea, and like jury nullification, sure to be treated harshly.

>case in point: how much pressure was brought to bear in the Aaron
>Swartz prosecution to force a plea, and how the mere "disrespect" of
>taking notes during a proceeding and blogging about them drove a DA to
>absurd abuses of power in retaliation.

Which is why this kind of thing must be done.  Drop the number of people who can be prosecuted Federally by a factor of 10-20, and these kinds of cases generally will not be brought, or in far smaller number.
        Jim Bell