Legal Framework
⚖️ Every County Has a Grand Jury
Every grand jury has the lawful power to investigate wrongdoing and issue indictments — including against officials, judges, and public servants.
Over time, this power has been restricted, redirected, and in many places weaponized to protect the corrupt instead of the innocent.
Restoring that power to its rightful owners — YOU, the People — is the core of this movement.
Grand Jury Powers and Independence
The American grand jury comes directly from English common law, where it functioned as a People’s shield against abuse and unlawful prosecution.
The U.S. Constitution preserved this safeguard:
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Fifth Amendment: Serious federal crimes require review by a grand jury — placing the People, not the government, as the first line of accountability.
Grand juries are meant to operate independently, free from judicial or political control.
Legal Foundation
Our work is grounded in long-established constitutional, historical, and statutory principles:
Constitutional Authority
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Fifth Amendment — embeds grand jury review into the structure of due process.
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Common Law Tradition — affirms people oversight of government power.
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Due Process — ensures lawful, fair, and transparent procedures.
Key Federal Statutes
We reference these laws because they affirm the People’s right to report wrongdoing and demand impartial investigation:
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18 U.S.C. § 3332 — U.S. attorneys must present people-reported offenses to a grand jury when requested.
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18 U.S.C. § 241 — Protects people from conspiracy against their rights.
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18 U.S.C. § 242 — Prohibits deprivation of rights under color of law.
These statutes exist to safeguard the very rights Grand Juries were created to defend.
In Plain Terms
Grand Juries were designed to hold power accountable.
That authority still exists — it has simply been ignored, suppressed, or redirected.
Grand Jury Oversight helps the People exercise that authority again: lawfully, peacefully, and in alignment with centuries of legal tradition.