Sadly, we may soon see the end of trial by jury[...]
It is already eliminated (by USSC decree) in cases where punishment is less than 6 months. As Vin points out, lack of an informed citizenry on the true reasons for trial by jury is destroying another valuable right. The same lack of knowledge has pretty much killed the original intent of the 2nd Amendment, which was to bulwark liberty against tyranny in government.
Do you have a citation for this, by any chance?