Don Doig

Don Doig
Born Don Doig
Nationality American
Occupation Activist, politician, associate policy analyst

Don Doig is the co founder of the non-profit group Fully Informed Jury Association in Montana, which was set up to inform Americans about their rights as jurors as well as personal liberties.[1][2] He was the national coordinator for the organization.[3] He is associated with the Jefferson River Coalition.[4] He is also a former Libertarian Party candidate.[5] He also wrote He Who Pays the Piper: Federal Funding Of Research,[6] and was an associate policy analyst at the Cato Institute.[7][8]

Background

Doig was a medical researcher but he left his career to found the Fully Informed Jury Association.[9] He has written articles that have been published in the US~Observer.[10]

He has maintained an active approach to the passing of bills, and matters including what is supposed to be guaranteed in the constitution or states having the power to establish their own rules of governance. On January 31, 1995, he attended the 54th Legislature in relation to the latter.[11] In January 28, 2005, Doig and Elias Alias who co founded the Jefferson River Coalition, drove to Helena to discuss with the Judiciary Committee of the Montana House of Representatives about the introduction of some bills. They went to speak about four bills that were introduced for passage.[12] One he spoke to the committee about was about federal agencies which had become abusive and arrogant.[13] Another one of them he was addressing was HB 287, which related to the patriot act and even though the act couldn't be repealed, Montana would have the choice not to enforce it. Doig was in agreement of this and rose to his feet in support.[14] He was present at Montana's 61st Legislature in February 2009. This was a hearing relating to HJ 24. This was to urge Congress to halt deficit spending and also to adopt a monetary system as per the constitution.[15][16]

His "The Farming of Washington: How U.S. Agricultural Policies Affect the American Farm" has been referenced in A Blueprint for jobs and industrial growth by Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.), Official lies: how Washington misleads us by James T. Bennett, Thomas J. DiLorenzo and The Cato Handbook for Congress: 104th Congress by The Cato Institute.[17]

Personal

He comes from Helmville, Montana,[18] and he is related to best-selling author Ivan Doig.[19]

Today he puts out the Montana Fly Fishing Report, an online guide for fly fishing enthusiasts.[20]

Fully Informed Jury Association

Along with Larry Dodge, Doig co founded the Association, to enable potential jurors to be aware of jury independence and their right to deliver an independent verdict.[21] The idea to form the FIJA came from Doig and fellow libertarian activist Larry Dodge. After forming the organization they launched a campaign across 35 states in a bid to change the law so that judges would have to accurately inform jurors of their right to vote their consciences when deciding on a verdict.[22] Along with Stewart Rhodes, he co-wrote the article Guerrilla Jurors: Sticking it to Leviathan which was first published at Lew Rockwell's website.[23] He was quoted in the New York Times in 1994 as saying that he expected to see more prospective jurors risk jail rather than answer questions that they found to be objectionable.[24] In The Missoulian he was quoted as saying to the House Judiciary Committee, "Trial by jury has been under attack for decades. Judges have attempted to suppress the power of the jury."[25]

Medical

Doig has two degrees in microbiology.[26] He has had articles published in magazines such as The Journal of experimental Medicine.[27]

Political

In 1982, he was the Montana Libertarian Party candidate running against Republican Bob Davies and Democrat Pat Williams.[28] The outcome was Williams winning the election by taking 59 percent of the votes. Davies got 28 percent and Doig, 3 percent.[29]

Published work

References

  1. ↑ The Day December 14, 1999 D4 Nation New Mexica county ordered to use non-English speaking jurors by Jordan Koidin Associated Press Writer
  2. ↑ Punishment, Participatory Democracy, and the Jury By Albert W. Dzur Page 132 The Citizen-Activist Movement of the Fully Informed Jury Association (FIJA)
  3. ↑ Montana Courts Minutes, Montana State 52nd Legislature - Regular session, Committee on Judiciary, February 21, 1991 Page 7
  4. ↑ Jefferson River Coalition Notes from the Editors and Staff - Don Doig
  5. ↑ Spokane Chronicle November 1, 1982 Page 3 Senate contest tops ballot for Montana voters
  6. ↑ U.S. Department of Energy Final Environmental Impact Statement, Conducting super Collider, Volume II Comment Resolution Document Page 185
  7. ↑ Cato Institute The Farming of Washington: How U.S. Agricultural Policies Affect the American Farm by Don Doig
  8. ↑ Kaplan University Unit 2 Food Choices: Panorama and Politics Lesson 3: The Politics of Food Choices Page 8 Farm Lobbies and Political Influence
  9. ↑ Los Angeles Times December 5, 1993 Jury-Power Advocate Runs Afoul of Judicial Clout: by Tony Perry
  10. ↑ US~Observer Volume #1 - Number - 29 Page 2
  11. ↑ Judicial Branch - State of Montana Minutes, Montana House of Representatives, 54th Legislature - Regular Session Hearing on SJR 3, Page 2 - Proponents' Testimony:
  12. ↑ Jefferson River Coalition Foreword, Honorable Madam Chair, Judiciary Committee, Montana House of Representatives
  13. ↑ Montana Legislature Minutes, Montana House of Representatives, 59 Legislature - Regular Session Page 2 Hearing on HB 284
  14. ↑ Montana Legislature Minutes, Montana House of Representatives, 59 Legislature - Regular Session Page 7 Hearing on HB 287
  15. ↑ Montana Legislature Montana House of Representatives, 61st Legislature - Regular Session Page Page 2
  16. ↑ Montana Legislature Montana House of Representatives, 61st Legislature - Regular Session Page Page 3
  17. ↑ "Don Doig"The Farming of Washington"
  18. ↑ Scoop Tuesday, 1 March 2011 Undernews For Feb 27
  19. ↑ Montana FIJA Events, * Montana FIJAFest, August 21-23 (Thursday-Saturday), 2014.
  20. ↑ Montana Fly Fishing Report Welcome to the Montana Fly Fishing Report.
  21. ↑ Jury Nullification: The Evolution of a Doctrine by Clay S. Conrad Page 157 The Current Debate
  22. ↑ Essays on Foundations of American Constitutional Government "...by the Chains of the Constitution" by Robert D. Gorgoglione Jr. Page 502 Jury Rights Movement
  23. ↑ Oath Keepers Guerrilla Jurors: Sticking it to Leviathan
  24. ↑ New York Times May 13, 1994 Juror Insists on Privacy, and Is Punished
  25. ↑ The Missoulian February 9, 2011 Legislature hears testimony on bill allowing jurors to judge laws by Gwen Florio
  26. ↑ ABA Journal July 1991 Page 18 News, Power to the Juries - Ted Cilwick
  27. ↑ JEM July 1, 1979 JEM July 1, 1979, Volume 150, No. 1 Articles
  28. ↑ The Spokesman Review October 23, 1982 Page 6 Pat Williams isn't worried by challenger
  29. ↑ Spokane Chronicle November 4, 1982 PAge 5 Democrats tally gains in Montana's election
  30. ↑ We are One
  31. ↑ He who Pays the Piper: Federal Funding of Research
  32. ↑ Fully Informed Juries
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