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Description : Should we have blue ribbon juries and judges for trying cases that relate to really tough issues such as scientific or genetic questions, or issues like GMOs, or does that violate the trial by your peers idea?

Last Answer : Fun fact: nothing in the US Constitution guarantees you a trial by your peers. The idea is a holdover from British common law and originally protected lords from being tried by commoners ... they are experts. What matters is only their ability to meet the constitutional requirement of impartiality.

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