Amanda Thompson of the blog: Kidnapped and Dragged to Texas has written an interesting article pertaining to a current, pervading problem in our judicial system--one worthy of a proper double-think. It's in regards to a Corsicana District Judge's avant-garde proceeding to load butts in seats in respect to juries and subsequently, the effective flow of the legislative process.
Ms. Thompson's article is certain in its stand that jury duty is important, necessary, and should be taken seriously. The issue in her article is clearly defined and the frustration in regards to the importance of the issue and the disregard to which she perceives it being ill-attended by the general plebs, is palpable.
The article is succinct and easy to read. She focuses on two points--the honor and duty of the call to jury--and proceeds from there. Her critique has only one source: the article concerning the district judge involved and his move to increase presences at juries. But it is plenty-nuff to make (and heavy-up) her point.
She implies a certain frustration for persons who wish to slip out of their civic responsibility. And further, that those persons exhibit a particular lack of respect for the rule of law in general--the likes of which, in principal and [mostly] in act--keep us safe and ordered.
I agree with her take on the subject. I find her remarks and opinion to be well-rounded and responsible...patriotic even. (After stewing on the issue a few days, I believe it [jury duty service] is quite likely MORE affective to change than voting.) I admire the tack the District Judge is taking in handling those that attempt to foil the jury process. His solution is innovative, feisty, and, as the author relays, "...(once) word gets around...people begin to take the summons seriously," and the amount of no-show-ers will planfully recede. In sum, Ms. Thompson convincingly highlights and supports an innovative attempt at solving a pervading 'illness' rather than medicating a symptom.
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