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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 10:35 AM Original message |
cross post from R/T Minor moral dilemma |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
1. Couldn't you ask to affirm on a copy of the Constitution? |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 11:01 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. That sounds reasonable |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 12:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Where on earth do you live, CD? |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 12:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Texas |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:42 AM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Ah - okay. |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
3. As a potential jury member, I would ask for a secular oath. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 11:37 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. That's a good way to get out of jury duty |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 11:41 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Aren't you afraid that god will strike you down? |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 11:59 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. That is probably the way this will turn out. |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 12:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. The Court, the Prosecutors and the Defendant will be LUCKY to have you. |
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moggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 12:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I answered over in R/T |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Thank you, your answer was quite thoughtful |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
9. Stand up for your rights |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 12:28 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. I'm not in it for the money |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 12:42 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Ah, I was still working and "lucky" that my jury duty day |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
12. If you swear to a false deity and do sit on a jury can any subsequent decisions be overturned? |
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moggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. How could they prove you were an atheist on that day? |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Well, there is that. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Actually I didn't plan to mention atheism at all |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 02:26 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I wonder how many jury dodgers wish their state had the same requirements as Texas... |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 02:49 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I had the option of claiming an exemption |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Good question! |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 01:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. If I was the convicted I would definitely use either situation. |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-20-08 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
23. I would not swear an oath to an invisible non existent deity... |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 05:09 AM Response to Original message |
25. I was called for jury duty and nobody made me swear on anything. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 07:41 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Same here and I'm in Georgia in the Bible Belt. |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 07:52 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Thanks. I'm in NY and I was just expected to show up. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Texas is entirely different |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 08:22 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Yikes! And I'm sorry! |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
29. Ask for a secular oath. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
30. See follow up in R/T n/t |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 07:28 AM Response to Original message |
31. "Yes, so help me Bob" |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
33. sounds like they probably won't. if they did, and you protested, well... |
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