Grand juries were initially an integral due process barrier from overzealous prosecution. Throughout the years, however, grand juries have been heavily tilted in favor of the prosecution, providing little protection to accused individuals. Right-sizing the grand jury system includes better access to counsel for accused individuals and greater transparency and checks on the state.
A Culture of Death, a Culture of Life
A culture of death is stalking our nation. Yet as some states work to expand assisted suicide, make abortion limitless (and free), and to ensure that children are able to be sterilized with surgeries and hormone treatments, Texas is creating—and celebrating—a culture of life. In some states, activists are working to expand physician-assisted suicide laws...