There are many threats to trial by jury, not least from the European direction in the case of the corpus juris project. We have to be very careful to protect our system. We share in the common law heritage whether we like it or not. Our system has been more robust and strong in combating tyranny than any civil law system ever, and 200 years of common law have shown that it is inherently more fair and durable than its counterpart. All the great tyrannies of the world have popped up in the civil law system. I often point that out to people who get impatient with our system, which is not all that bad.