Yes, the other jurors will remember you. And so will the poor schmuck you probably got raped by the sheeple on the jury. Congratulations on your triumph of vanity over duty.
I don’t think this poster was trying to get out of jury duty. But having to sit and listen to that nonsense without protest was enough to want to speak out. If he’s asking for political opinions, why would offering a brilliant one be contempt?
“Gerbil swarming, indeed! Good tag line.
However, perhaps merely pointing out that a live, thinking, conservative on a jury is most valuable just might be more effective than attacking a fellow FReeper.
Just a thought.
I’ve done my jury duty before. I helped put away a father and step mother who had routinely abused and underfed a mildly retarded boy for years.
I have to call in a couple of weeks to see if I’m going to be on jury duty, I will consider it a privilege.