a jury we'd like to have sit on our own fate were we ever in such a position.

The consequences of inadvertent disclosure in this case are real and grave not only in terms of potential to impact on the fairness of the future trial but potentially national security,

I try to put myself in the position of a juror,

There was a time when the crime itself determined the sentence. It used to be if someone is convicted of premeditated murder, the state said the punishment was death, ... That is no longer the case.

They are presumed innocent. The indictment is just an accusation.

This court is not a vehicle for public declarations,

As I read the indictment, ... I really wonder whether this is not the time for the government to simplify the burden on the jury by abandoning some of these counts.

a course of action he voluntarily chose to pursue.

We realize we're plucking you out of the mainstream of your lives,

It gives some reflection of the impact on which jury service impacts on people's everyday lives,