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    13 hours ago

    Far fewer than 1 in 20 defendants get a jury trial in the US. If every defendant insisted on their right to one, then the system would break down for lack of jurors.

    Few juries would decide to nullify, since, by and large, Americans believe in punishment.

    So the change would be insubstantial.