Re: A way out of jury duty?

[Evan Harris <spanner@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 21:05 30/12/1999 EST, you wrote:
>Oh, Brad,
>
>In a message dated 12/30/99 5:02:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
>bvstone@taylorcorp.com writes:
>
>> > First is Jury Duty.  I keep getting called for it.  But my employer
>>  > doesn't pay for it.  I really wish I could though.  
>>  
>>  Are you saying there is an easy way out of jury duty?  The only reaons I
>>  don't register to vote is so that I won't get called for jury duty.  I
>>  couldn't stand it.  I'm just that way.
>
>Completely off-topic, but _SHAME_ on you!!!  Many citizens "opt out" of 
>voting for the same reason, but that excuse is more lame than any one that 
>Bill Clinton ever _THOUGHT_ about coming up with.  Go spend some time in a 
>country where you're not _ALLOWED_ to vote -- if they don't shoot you where 
>you stand, you _MIGHT_ gain some appreciation for the freedoms you have here.
>
>BTW, jury duty is your obligation for the freedoms you enjoy -- "getting out 
>of it" varies from state to state.  Frankly, you should _BOTH_ be glad that 
>you get jury duty for free, instead of having to pay for it with your _LIFE_ 
>as did your forebears...
>

Ummm... at the risk of being taken completely the wrong way, wait until you
have lived in a country where you HAVE to vote - at each election for all 3
levels of government.

I realise it's my reponsibility and um.. my democratic obligation, but
somehow when you HAVE to vote at EVERY election.. well.. isn't NOT voting
some kind of expression of your democratic right to display complete
indifference to the talents asking for your vote ?

I hate it when you have to make a choice that amounts to selecting the
"least worst" option

Cheers
Evan Harris
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