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- When standard sized people go shopping for clothes

at the mall, they have a ton of options.

But I'm not standard.

So when I go shopping for clothes at the mall,

my options look a little bit more like this.

Luckily because I'm a smaller plus size,

if I plan pretty far in advance, I can shop online.

But what if I didn't have time to plan?

What if I went on a trip to an amazing and fabulous location

and I accidentally lost my suitcase, no!

So I wanted to see just how resourceful I can be.

And I'm gonna travel to a cool city

that I've never shopped in before

and I'm not gonna bring any clothes.

But I am gonna bring Jen, because she's fun.

(upbeat dance music)

- [Mike] Alright, you're going to Phoenix.

- I'm going to Phoenix.

I feel like that the whole point

of going to a different city

is to get a store that you can't find anywhere else.

Which means I don't want to go to a chain store.

- Cause like what's the point.

- Yeah, cause like otherwise I can just stay here.

We want this to be a challenge.

I searched for "clothing stores Phoenix."

There's 17 pages worth of options.

When I search for "plus size clothing Phoenix,"

I get three pages and there is nothing on page three.

(laughs)

- How many of those were not chain stores?

- Two.

- Um.

- Hopefully one of those two stores says yes

to letting us film.

- I really hope they say yes because

otherwise, we do not have a video.

- If you're seeing more time tacked onto the end of this,

that means we successfully found a store who said yes.

Why am I always doing these shoots with these early flights?

I would say it's time to go pack but I don't gotta pack.

I'm goin' to Phoenix.

This is the outfit I'm goin' in.

And look at a suitcase.

This is so empty, it almost looks suspicious.

Bonjour.

- Do I look like a tourist?

- I love your dress.

- Thank you, it's the only outfit I brought.

- That's right. - Did you bring

underwear, though? - Oh yeah.

- 'Cause my thing about underwear is

I hate wearing other peoples'.

I want some fresh cloth on my vulva.

Kristin, is your backpack empty too?

- No. - I was thinking, could you

take my tampies? - I can take your tampies.

- Okay, thanks, my pads I'm gonna stick in my butthole.

I'm sorry, that's just slang for backpack.

So sorry.

(hip electronic music)

- Getting ready for our impromptu vacation.

- I'm very excited.

I have wanted to get burns on my feet for so long.

- Are you done?

[Mike and Caitlin laughing]

We're in Phoenix.

It is, I think, I wanna say 150 degrees.

It's approximately the same temperature

as a preheating oven here.

The ironic thing is that I haven't packed any clothes

and that actually might be

the right clothes for this destination.

Whoa.

- It is hot.

- We're not even technically outside.

We're under a bridge.

You can tell that my lipstick's all smudged.

You could also tell that one of my eyebrows

is less filled in than the other one.

I don't like this camera.

This camera is too real.

Here are the stakes here, just to make this clear.

People think oh, you're in a town,

you don't have clothes, you just go buy clothes.

But this issue when you're plus size

is that there just aren't that many places

you can go and purchase clothes from.

67% of all women in America are size 14 or over.

But only 18% of the market caters to them.

It is (bleep).

But what that means is that if I want to

come up with a cool outfit for an event,

I can't just go to the store and be like,

here's a cornucopia of outfit ideas.

I'm going to be creating two outfits.

One for a day activity, which is going to be

cocktails and food by the pool.

Then, I have to come up with an outfit

for a night activity, which is going to be

a really cool tasting menu

at a restaurant called Kai.

- Oh, ho, ho, ho ho!

- I'm like an 18, 20.

If you're above my size, it's even harder.

I might be able to pull this off.

But if you're a few sizes bigger than me, like, good luck.

Even if there's stuff available,

we don't necessarily want a baggy tee

that says like, over it or like, je t'aime Paris.

It's very possible I might not find clothes, Jen.

I mean, I might just be wearing

the same thing for three days.

- Mmm, sounds like junior year in college.

- I know, I could sell these clothes on eBay

afterwards to some very questionable buyers.

We're here.

Okay, this looks actually really dope.

I love when the big fans up front, though.

Lets you know it's too hot

when the fans are like, permanent landscaping fixtures.

(swanky electronic music)

- [Jen] Just do something with your hands

that's like, we're here.

(all laughing)

- We are on our way to Rocket A Go Go in Tempe.

Rocket A Go Go is a cool local store.

They kinda focus on vintage and

also vintage-inspired type clothes.

- [Jen] You love vintage.

- We are going to meet up with Nicole Simone

who is an amazing Instagrammer and blogger.

We're gonna talk to her a little bit about Phoenix fashions.

Phoenix fact! - Phoenix fact!

- A phoenix is a bird.

(Kristin cawing)

I'm actually honestly a little nervous.

I'm not just saying that for this video.

I genuinely don't know if we're gonna find anything.

I can't just take six pairs of underwear

and drape it across various parts of my body

with some Scotch tape and call it an outfit.

At least not yet, I'm not that famous.

(swing-inspired rockabilly music)

Hi, Nicole. - Hi.

- You do most of your shopping online, right?

- Correct. - Let's say you're invited

to something you need an outfit for

and it's like in eight hours, what do you do?

- I hope that I have something in my closet already

(laughs) that looks good.

- Can you tell me a little bit about

what kinds of cool trends you see in Phoenix fashion

that's kinda special to this area?

- First and foremost, we always wear sunscreen.

- Okay. (laughs)

- But I do see a lot of fun prints and a lot of color.

- I'm hoping that we're gonna be able to find some stuff

for me somewhere in this store.

Hi. - Hello.

- So excited to be here at Rocket A Go Go.

- We're excited to have you.

My name's Stormy.

- I'm Roxana.

- When I was putting together this project

I was trying to find a store that would sell

cool clothes for plus-sized women in the store.

This is the store.

- [Roxana] Rocket A Go Go is primarily a buy-for-trade.

We carry a lot of brand new items as well.

We have over 30 local artists in here.

We carry anywhere from small up to 4XL.

Men's, women's.

[Stormy] We saw that as a need and on top

of being plus-size clothes, something fun,

not what everyone is just wearing but still really trendy.

- I was actually a 2X, 3X most of my life.

So I know how hard it is to find especially cool stuff.

- And who doesn't love to shop?

- We're gonna go do some shopping.

- Okay. - Awesome.

(upbeat flute pop music)

- So flipping cute.

- Summer in Arizona.

- I don't have to worry about going shopping.

My cherries are right here.

It's a boob for a joke.

Okay, so. (laughs)

Alright, we're gonna throw the winners

on this end cap here. - Sounds good.

- Alright, let's do it.

This is a different one with flamingos on it.

You know what, I'm gonna pull this one too.

I don't give a (bleep).

Honestly, I'm not used to being

not the largest size in the store.

It's usually like, well, here is the biggest one

and if you squeeze-- - Good luck.

- Good luck to you.

So we got like, six dresses. - I think that's a pretty

good start. - If I can find something

that isn't necessarily dresses, I wouldn't say no.

Here's a bathing suit.

Should I even dare to go find out

if it's a used bathing suit? - Please do.

- Oh my god, there's another bathing suit.

There's two. - It's your lucky day.

- It is my lucky day.

I was fully expecting to have to go somewhere else

to get a bathing suit, I didn't think I was

going to get one at the resale shop.

- These are magical unicorn pieces that did

come in four hours ago earlier today.

They're brand new, one has the price tag scanned up,

both of them have panty liners,

otherwise they would not be on my rack.

- To be clear, we did not plan this.

I was actually not intending to get a bathing suit here.

This is a coincidence, it's my lucky day then.

When I'm thinking of a pool look, it's more like

I'm by the pool and I'm getting an Instagram.

- Okay, so let's be extra then.

- Look at this little clamshell clutch.

Aww, am I nautical now?

For being extra, what necklaces do you think I should try?

- The bigger the better, more colors, lots of shine.

The one up top, for sure.

- I like to have my style also potentially kill my dinner.

This necklace is a scorpion in a heart.

- They probably caught that yesterday.

- Fresh off the scorpion farm. - Fresh off the sidewalk.

- I know these seem like they might

be a little extra for the pool,

but what if I wore them to the pool?

- I mean...

(laughs)

- I fully didn't expect to be able

to buy everything in one store,

so once I got the taste of the fact

that I might be able to do it,

I feel like I'm not able to let that feeling go.

'Cause if I get everything done in one store

I don't have to get up tomorrow morning.

- Oh, perfect. - I know.

Like you know when you're shopping and it feels

like you've swum a little bit far out into the ocean

and you're not quite sure you can get back to shore?

- Well, we're nearing that point.

- Okay, we're in open waters here.

- Obviously, I need to have sunglasses,

at least for daytime. - I think these would be fun.

- Oh, hello.

I actually don't think I have a pair of cat eye red ones.

I love rhinestones, they're my favorite

type of rhine and stone.

Oh (bleep), these are adorable.

Yeah, got the Jen seal of approval.

Is it time to try things on?

This is the scary part.

- [Nicole] Or the fun part.

- We were there for probably five hours.

And there were things that I thought

would be the size that I wanted and it turns out

the size that I got was actually two sizes too small

so that's the crapshoot that you kinda get into

when you're a plus-sized person

and you're trying to shop for clothes on the day.

Ooh, I like the hemline, I like the color

and the print's really fun.

I think it's a little tight around the boobs.

My chest is kind of wanting to

burst forth with its treasure.

- It's a unique color for you.

(laughs)

- That's a very mom compliment, to be like,

that's an interesting choice.

- [Nicole] That's pretty.

- Really? - Yeah.

- I love fake buttons, because all they have to do

is sit there and look pretty.

What do we think? - This is nice.

- I like it. - It's funny, like we're going

very nautical considering that I think we're

in a landlocked state right now.

I like this color a lot,

I am very much a Laura Ashley person.

- That's very dainty and it's good daytime.

- Initial first thoughts?

Love the print, love the cut, the boobs

you probably could drive a couple of trucks in here.

- Okay, wouldn't want any malfunctions by the pool.

- Well, I mean--

- Or maybe you do. - I don't know.

For money maybe. - It's an adults-only pool.

- It is an adults-only pool.

- Okay, so all the malfunctions.

(Everyone oohs)

Look at that; yes. - I really like this.

- I'm a little bit hesitant on the little shorty shorts here

but I do like how it fits the other way.

- I like it, I think that the fit's lovely,

the color's lovely.

- I'm honestly amazed that I found a bathing suit at all.

We're really playing with house money right now.

Hi. - How'd it go?

- I think I might be able to make this my only stop.

Thank you so much Nicole for helping me shop.

Thank you for opening up this wonderful store to us.

We'll see how these outfits turn out

in their final iterations.

('50s-inspired instrumental)

The morning after our big shopping spree at Rocket A Go Go,

it occurred to me this morning that

I don't actually have a cover-up,

so we're gonna run to the mall and see if I can find one.

I don't know if that's possible.

I mean, I saw lots of cover-ups online

when I was looking around,

but like who really knows if they're in my size,

so this is a crapshoot.

And it's time for me to get ready

to go to our first activity.

I wanna look in the mirror and like,

look like I'm looking at a dating profile

that I'm definitely going to swipe right on.

That's the goal.

(uptempo electronic piano music)

- Kristin, you ready?

(Crew oohs and aahs)

- [Mike] Oh my god.

- I love it! - You are a nautical goddess.

- Oh really, sorry fellas, she's married to the sea.

- [Jen] The color coordination too,

the gold on the necklace matches the shoes

and the blue on the necklace matches the bathing suit.

- I didn't own any of this stuff this time yesterday.

- You look great, dude. - Thank you.

Are you ready to go to the cabana and actually like

start our fun day of drinking by the pool?

- Yeah, let's go. - Oop, heels on the grass.

- You need an arm? - Yup.

(futuristic techno pop)

(record scratching)

I'm all outta drinks, I'm so lost without drinks,

I need some more drinks in my little plastic cup.

I might go jump in the pool, actually.

- I think you should; don't run on the deck, though.

- Okay, mom.

(trendy electronic pop)

(crew laughs)

- [Jen] That's great.

- Next, we're gonna get clean

and then we're gonna get ready

and I'm gonna put on look two

for our fun tasting menu tonight at dinner.

It's a cool outfit, bye.

(uptempo, lively pop music)

- I'm ready, get on out here.

(Crew oohs)

You a fancy lady.

- I went with obviously, the hair flower.

I could not resist this adorable little clamshell clutch

because I'm doing a whole mermaid thing.

Then I have the Betsey Johnson shoes

which were like insanely cheap because they were used.

This little mermaid necklace goes with the dress.

I think it actually worked out really cute

'cause I got everything at the resale store.

(uptempo sultry jazz music)

For tonight, we are here at Kai

at the Sheridan Grand at Wild Horse Pass.

This restaurant is the only Forbes 5-star

and Triple A 5 diamond restaurant in all of Arizona.

- Wow, Jesus, Arizona.

- And we are here tonight to do an awesome tasting menu.

- You know we love the tastings.

- We love the tastings.

Aren't you glad you came along?

- I'm very glad. - All you had to do was hold

the sound stuff. - Wassup?

- Are you ready to do some eating?

- I'm very ready to do some eating

next to my hot best friend. - Oh my god, it's me.

(sophisticated jazz music)

Oh, yup that's great.

That's chewy.

- A little bit, yes. - Yeah.

(Crew laughing)

- Yeah, this one's chewy too.

- To cleanse your palates before the main course arrives,

this is going to be a blood orange and cinnamon sorbet.

- Ooh, I got it in one scoop.

- This is just also like the Princess Diaries.

Is it really cold?

Are you wishing you had paced yourself?

(Mike laughing)

- Next course, escargot.

It's a far departure from that

traditional French preparation.

- It is so mushroomy, earthy, delicious

unlike anywhere that I've had before, even Paris, so.

(Everyone oohs)

- Well, Paris, Texas is not known for its cuisine.

(Kristin laughs)

Never has been.

- [Waiter] There is brioche French toast at the very base.

- [Jen] This is delicious, wow.

- It's like all the right textures.

- I think I get food, I get why people are into it.

Before, on the fence; now, super down.

- I've already gotten it on my face

and uh, spilled it on myself,

so we know this is going really well.

What?

- It's mesmerizing, I don't wanna look away.

- I know, right, I keep feeling I should capture this

but also I should capture it with my memories

and not necessarily with my social media.

But I'm also gonna do it with my social media.

- We had a little inside intel about a future day

that's coming up for you. - Oh my god.

- We wanna make today very special.

(ritzy electronic jazz music)

- Okay, Jen, I'm so full I might die.

- Me too. - I probably shouldn't

say that. (laughs) - 60 years.

- Jen, this has been amazing.

Are you gonna have to roll me home?

(upbeat pop rock music)

My suitcase is no longer empty.

It is now very, very full.

So we're checked out of our hotel.

We're going back to Los Angeles.

- Los Angeloose. - Obviously, I was super

nervous going into this, I was really

pleasantly surprised we got basically

everything at one store except for that one cover-up.

I think this was definitely a challenge.

I think we got lucky; where should I try my luck next?

You should tell me what city I should go to.

I'm willing to work hard with what little luck I'm given.

(upbeat '60s-inspired rock music)

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10 Common Myths About the United States Government - Duration: 14:43.

The United States government was built by the founders with many, many layers in order

to ensure a better union.

By having so many checks and balances and separation of powers, anyone who tried to

pull a hostile takeover of the government, or turn it into something less democratic,

would find an incredible amount of resistance from multiple angles, and would have to take

years just to advance in any significant way.

While this system has a lot of advantages, it can also be very confusing even to many

living in the United States, because of the staggering complexity of the entire system.

The United States government and many of its functions or responsibilities are often misunderstood

by the average citizen.

10.

There Is No "The Government" In The United States

One of the favorite claims you will hear from any conspiracy theorist is that there is something

called "the government."

These theorists seem convinced that the United States government is a vast, monolithic entity

that is always sharing information and working towards the same goals.

In a way, it seems to give them a feeling of security that the government is all powerful

and able to watch out for them and protect them, despite their constant fear mongering.

However, they are greatly exaggerating the competence and coordination of the United

States government.

The government is made up of the legislative, judicial and executive branches, all of which

have people within them with radically opposing viewpoints.

These people all have their goals to make the world a better place, and like most politicians

they have secrets.

The USA also has powerful state governments, with similar setups.

Dotted throughout the country are police departments that rarely have to answer to much of anyone

and cooperate with each other on mostly a good faith basis — then there are all the

sheriff's departments as well, which are elected officials and have different rules

and authority than the police.

And then, if that wasn't enough, there are many spy agencies, and several different military

branches with many subgroups within them.

Many of these groups, for secrecy reasons, only share information on a strictly need

to know basis, so they may share certain surface details to avoid bungling into each other,

but it is highly unlikely in most cases that they know exactly what the other agencies

or military branches full plans are, and what their eventual goals are.

In a way, the United States government is like a centipede with all the legs moving

awkwardly in different directions.

9.

The Claims Of Military Dominance Are True But Also Somewhat Misleading

One of the proudest boasts of the United States and many of their citizens is that they spend

more on military, and have a more powerful and well upgraded military than anyone in

the world.

Now, we aren't saying this boast isn't true — although Russia has a few more nukes

— but it does leave out some important details.

Diplomacy is a subtle game, and showing off your military dominance is often a great way

to get enemies to the negotiating table without you having to lift a finger.

However, if this type of diplomacy is done in a less subtle way, your enemy may become

even more belligerent, and now you risk either looking weak or being forced to invade.

Now, the United States could probably invade and take out a lot of small nations, but they

do not want to be forced to do so.

The truth is that much of the military spending actually goes towards maintenance on even

some fairly recent equipment, because maintaining the most powerful military in the world is

incredibly expensive — and as you can imagine, going to war is going to greatly increase

your maintenance bill.

However, that is only a small part of the cost of a sustained occupation, which can

cause a real hit to the budget of even a world superpower like the United States of America.

Despite taking control of Iraq and Afghanistan fairly easily initially with almost no losses,

the actual sustained occupation was extremely costly in both money and lives.

8.

The Power Of The President Is Still Greatly Exaggerated

Many people have been trying to educate others on this one for some time, but it does not

really seem to take hold.

While many people will always be angry with whoever is in the presidential office and

direct most of their anger toward them, they are allowing others at fault to conveniently

avoid any real attention, and keep up their work completely unheeded.

The president of the United States of America does have a certain number of powers, but

outside of signing or vetoing legislation, actions made by the president can be reversed

by the next president to take power — as they are not permanently binding without a

full act of congress — and could be fairly easily blocked by congress or the courts.

One of the greatest real powers of the president is simply the amount of attention they get,

which they can use to shape the public mindset and act as a leader for their party, or for

a specific ideology.

However, their power is much more limited than many people realize.

The leaders of the House and Senate have great power to bring forth legislation to the president's

desk, and it is extremely rare to see the house or senate minority or majority leader

running for president.

They already have an extremely powerful position, and they do not have to deal with nearly as

much of people's ire if they dislike a decision — many of them would likely see the presidency

as a downgrade.

There are also those in the judicial branch, especially the supreme court, who wield tremendous

influence and power.

A swing vote on the Supreme Court can shape the face of the country, and they have their

position until they retire or death claims them.

7.

Free Speech Only Applies To The Government Limiting Your Speech

This pops up on message boards, and in public places of business, and just about everywhere

else you can imagine.

People will be told in some way by someone in authority to be quiet, or tone down the

type of thing they are saying, and the person will go on a rant about freedom of speech,

and how their first amendment rights are being violated.

Or some public figure will lose their job for something they said in an interview, and

their fans will claim the first amendment is being stomped on.

However, the first amendment is very specific and isn't really interested in what private

citizens or places of business do.

The first amendment states that the government cannot abridge your speech, or the speech

of the press, and that people have a reasonable right to public assembly to address their

grievances — in a public place.

All this means is that the government has to give you a reasonable accommodation if

you ask for a public protest, and cannot punish you for what you say and put you in jail for

it.

However, this does not mean a private place of business, or a private website, has to

put up with you, nor does it mean your employer has to give you a platform to express views

that are antithetical to them.

Free speech protects you from government retaliation, but retaliation from any sort of private entity

is another matter.

6.

Anti-Discrimination Laws Are On The Books, But That Doesn't Mean Proving It Is Easy

Sometimes it happens that someone gets kicked out of an established place of business that

is open for the public.

For whatever reason, the incident gets attention and people argue about whether the people

involved were racist or not, when the people kicked out were not white.

Now, this is understandable considering the history of the United States, but in all of

these cases many people are incensed that no prosecutor or lawyer seems interested in

trying to punish someone with a civil rights violation, or prosecute them with a hate crime.

While it may seem obvious to some people watching a video from a distance, proving something

like intent in a court of law can be a whole lot more difficult.

While civil rights laws now disallow discrimination based on skin color and the like, public businesses

can refuse to serve anyone for really any non-illegal reason they want, and as long

as they can come up with something remotely reasonable sounding, the police will make

you leave and ask you not to come back.

In some cases perhaps the person who was asked to leave was a victim of racial discrimination

and did nothing wrong, but the trick is proving that this has actually happened.

If taken to court, the owner or manager of the establishment could just give some kind

of reason like they were making staff uncomfortable, or customers had complained, or something

hard to disprove.

To win a case like this, you would practically have to have tape of someone calling someone

racial slurs or the like, and it is fairly rare for that type of outburst to be caught

on film.

5.

The Post Office Is A Part Of The Government, But Requires No Tax Revenue

The United States Postal Service is an agency that has confused a lot of people.

Some people actually believe it is completely distinct from the United States government

— this is not the case — or that it is a private corporation owned by the government,

kind of like Amtrak.

However, the USPS was actually founded back in the days of Benjamin Franklin, who became

the first Postmaster General.

He wanted the agency to have a certain level of independence, but he still wanted it to

be a part of the United States government.

The Postal Reconstruction Act of 1971 did change the USPS, but it did not remove it

from the federal government, or make it a private entity, and USPS employees are still

federal employees with all of the related benefits.

The confusion likely stems from the fact that since this act, the USPS is expected to take

care of all of its operating expenses simply by the costs it charges for its services.

It does not exist to make a profit, and it does not take your tax dollars — it takes

a fair price for the service provided, and does its constitutionally mandated duty to

provide that service to all Americans no matter what.

4.

Yes, Puerto Rico Is Indeed Part Of The United States Of America

Recently there was a news story about a Puerto Rican couple being turned away by a clerk

at a Motel 6, who told them that he needed an American ID, and that an ID from Puerto

Rico did not count as such.

Some people thought that the clerk was being malicious, but it is more than likely that

he was honestly confused.

The truth is that over 40% of Americans are actually completely unaware that Puerto Ricans

are fellow citizens and that their territory is considered part of America.

Now, this is possibly in part due to the fact that Americans get little exposure to the

United States territories.

The Hawaiian islands are a very popular tourist destination, but Puerto Rico, Guam, the US

Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands are as isolated from the mainland

as Hawaii and are simply not nearly as popular spots.

It would do well however, for Americans to get a better knowledge of all US territories,

and learn more about the intricacies of all of what makes up America.

The only thing a Puerto Rican needs to get into the United States of America and stay

as long as they wish is their Puerto Rican ID or passport, since they have already been

in America their entire lives to begin with.

3.

English Is Not The Official Language Of The United States Of America

Sometimes people will get confused and start talking about how in America, you speak English,

and not any other language.

They will demand this of others, and suggest people should be forced to assimilate, or

they should leave.

Now, this misunderstanding stems partly from the fact that English is by far the most spoken

language in the country and is used for almost everything written, but that doesn't mean

it is correct.

There are roughly 500 languages that are spoken in the United States today, and the federal

government of the United States does not recognize any of them as the official language of the

country.

It has been proposed before, but it has never succeeded, except on a state level.

At this point several states have passed laws stating that their state's official language

is English, but this still does nothing, at least yet, to change any federal laws or statutes.

In truth, there is really no point to making anything official — most people speak it,

and most people use it for written communication, and there is rarely any confusion — there

is also the argument that making an official language would violate the first amendment.

Even if it were made the official language, there are still some people who would struggle

with it, and keep speaking mostly in their native language, and other citizens would

be happy to use their own language skills to help them fit in, as humans like to do.

2.

The Jury System Is Not Foolproof, Jury Nullification Can Be Used For Good Or For Ill

The jury system and justice system in general, on its face, seems like a really, really good

idea.

Everyone has to have a fair and speedy trial, and no cruel or unusual punishment is allowed.

Forced interrogations are a thing of the past and people are presumed innocent instead of

guilty.

In many ways it is a paragon of proper justice, but every system has flaws, and one of the

biggest ones in the United States is the ability for juries, if the entire group is in sync,

to simply to decide to do what they want and tell the judge to take his instructions, and

the law and witnesses to take what they told them, and stuff it.

This is something called jury nullification, but it can also be used to ensure someone's

guilt.

Now, it says you will have a jury of your peers, but this is extremely dubious.

No precedent has ever been followed to make sure the people judging you are part of your

peer group, so you end up with whoever is local to that courthouse.

In some cases to prevent abuse a trial is moved to an entirely different geography for

jury toxicity reasons, but this is not always possible.

In the old south in the United States of America, many people who were obviously guilty of lynching

got away with it due to friendly juries, and many black people saw themselves jailed with

what was basically nothing more than a cursory examination from the jury.

This isn't to say the system is biased all or much of the time, but perhaps emphasizing

the peers part in jury selection would help improve the fairness of the process overall.

1.

The Supreme Court May Seem Insanely Powerful, But They Do Not Have The Final Say

Many people get very, very upset when the Supreme Court does something, and people from

both parties will accuse them of being activist judges or something similar.

It is quite common to suggest that the Justices are actually trying to legislate from the

bench, and using their lifelong position to control the country in an entirely inappropriate

way.

This misconception likely stems from people thinking that the Supreme Court has the final

say on everything.

The Supreme Court's job is not to legislate or tell politicians what to do, it is to evaluate

laws based on the constitution and decide if the constitution is being properly respected.

However, laws can be changed to narrowly fit requirements and they can be passed again,

or a constitutional amendment can be made to override the Supreme Court entirely.

If something like this were to occur in response, it's not like the Supreme Court could just

step in.

Even if the Justices thought the new constitutional amendment was incompatible with the rest of

the constitution without more drastic changes, they could not actually do anything until

someone had challenged it in court, and it had properly worked its way up the ladder.

Even if they wanted to hear a case as soon as possible, they have to wait for it to reach

them.

In the end, as much as some people may complain about them, they are just interpreters of

the constitution — they are not legislators or executives.