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Jury Duty

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 19 Feb 19

My number came up and here I sit, waiting to see if I get selected for a jury. I don't mind it so much because I've done some reading and now I'm getting to chat on MyLot. Sure, there's a lot of other things I could be doing but...

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How did it go?

Amber @AmbiePam (120988) • United States 9 Nov 18

So this last Tuesday was the day of midterm elections. Oklahoma was electing a new governor, and judges on the Oklahoma Supreme Court were up for reelection, as well as judges for The court of Civil Appeals. In addition, we had...

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Election versus *selection*

Stanley W. Shura @stanws (126) • Stoughton, Massachusetts 13 Oct 18

Would democracy be better served if we were represented in government by those among us *randomly selected* as opposed to those who sought, ran, and got elected? Imagine jury duty. Can you see our juries populated by just those...

random selection

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I Did My Civic Duty

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 11 Oct 16

Today has been a full day today, which is why you haven't seen me until now. After swimming this morning, and the pool was nice and warm for a change, I went to City Hall to register to vote, to find we could vote absentee. I...

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Have you ever served on a jury?

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 12 Sep 16

I received a jury summons in the mail today (although I had to postpone serving -- I'm a breastfeeding mother whose baby would definitely suffer if I had to be sequestered for any period of time). This is my 4th jury summons in my...

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I humbly request pardon from...

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 4 Nov 15

I contacted my local county a few days ago to ask for pardon from jury duty at this time. I wasn't sure that it would be granted as I didn't give the allotted ten days notice. Of course I didn't know about the allotted ten day...

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Overall are 18 to 40 year olds fulfilling their duties as American citizens?

Husker_Mat @Husker_Mat (4) • United States 24 Sep 09

Not counting soldiers, do you think that Americans in this age group are participating in enough civic and political activities. Many people that I talk to do not vote, yet they believe that they are being active Americans because...

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My Day In Court

someonesmom @someonesmom (5761) • Canada 17 Sep 08

Back approximately six months ago or even longer, I received a form in the mail, about possible jury duty. It was just a basic form, requiring a minimum of personal information. This form 'had' to be returned by a certain date. I...

potential juror

summons received

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Here's my presidential wish list... add yours.

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 30 Oct 07

Which characteristic would you prefer in the next president; ability to stand up to bullies and have a spine; good with finances or the ability to be totally honest? As for me, I'd choose a candidate who has a spine and can...

elect a president

presidential election

vote for president

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Civic Duty--a true masterpiece

russelcrowe @russelcrowe (279) • China 8 Sep 07

This movie is as good as you'd expect. ^_^ You get slowly dragged into the world of anti-terrorist paranoia through the eyes of one character that creates a dillusion we can all empaphise with but he takes it to a level we...

What would you do if you saw a rape taking place?

Amy @artemis432 (7474) • Abernathy, Texas 22 Aug 07

What if it was a child being beaten? Or a dog? Do you think a child is more important then the dog - do you think both are none of our business. What if you saw a mom dragging a child along roughly - then when they miss the bus...

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