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To: Maceman
Amazing, but somehow, I never get selected to actually sit on the jury.

Without taking any ploy so obvious, you would likely not be put on a jury anyway. As an engineer with a security clearance, I was bumped from most juries. I was taken one time, and we were not given any onerous instructions from the judge. We just argued with one another until we reached an agreement. (We found him guilty, which he was.) Being a former teacher, I was able to persuade several others to my position, which was a majority position and we eventually overcame the holdouts.

I would have had no trouble nulifying the instructions of the judge if they did not make sense, but the case was not one where this was necessary. I would recommend you keep your position to yourself and go ahead and try to get on a jury. We can use more self thinkers.

13 posted on 07/03/2004 6:48:36 AM PDT by KC_for_Freedom (Sailing the highways of America, and loving it.)
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To: KC_for_Freedom
I would recommend you keep your position to yourself and go ahead and try to get on a jury. We can use more self thinkers.

Bravo. I'd love to be on a jury, and too many people try to get out of it. Then people complain about how silly juries act.

26 posted on 07/03/2004 11:48:27 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (~*-,._.,-*~Loves her hubbit~*-,._.,-*~)
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To: KC_for_Freedom
I would have had no trouble nulifying the instructions of the judge if they did not make sense, but the case was not one where this was necessary. I would recommend you keep your position to yourself and go ahead and try to get on a jury. We can use more self thinkers.

Exactly my experience the one time I was seated on a jury. I fully support nullification, but it wasn't even a consideration in my (drunk driving) case.

These days, I strongly believe each citizen should judge laws for themselves - politicians have gone nuts and have passed far too many stupid laws. I'd have no problem nullifying an obviously-ridiculous and/or intrusive law.

35 posted on 07/03/2004 1:04:43 PM PDT by Hank Rearden (Refuse to let anyone who could only get a government job tell you how to run your life.)
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