Will Bush heed his call to (jury) service?

http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/news/stories/2005/12/01/20051201wacbushjuryduty.html

By Tommy Witherspoon Tribune-Herald staff writer

Thursday, December 01, 2005

Leading the free world during wartime and reporting for jury duty are both important public service responsibilities.

While most would agree that serving as president of the United States is more pressing than serving as foreman of a jury, McLennan County officials are waiting for Crawford resident George W. Bush, potential juror number 286, to respond to a summons to report Monday for jury duty.

"It is not uncommon that people don't respond for jury duty," said 19th State District Judge Ralph Strother, to whose court the president has been summoned. "It is unique having the president in this situation, so I have never faced this issue before and I am not sure what is going to happen. I am assuming at some point that we will hear something from somebody on his behalf."

White House spokesman Allen Abney said the commander-in-chief was not aware of the situation: "The White House has not received the summons yet."

he would have to answer THAT question: "Have you ever been convicted of a crime?"

he would probably show himself to be the biggest asshole in that jury pool.

the question will be blowing in the wind forever unanswered. Why? Because he can do that.

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Answer: Hell no.

He would cherry pick the evidence to justify the verdict he decided on before the trial started.

Not Sheehan, not Conyers, not to any petitioner.

Why should he respond to a mere jury interview?

Just like he showed up at the base in Alabama in 1972. :eyes:

He has very important work to do . Theres brush to clear in Texas.

Besides, Prospective jurists take an oath to tell the truth. bush dosnt take such oaths.

(shudder):scared:

who cares? let the chimp go to the jury.

hell, it might make him seem more human

Can he be trusted to be presented with evidence and really, truly make an informed and honest decision ?

I mean, look at what he did with 2001-2002 intelligence memos.


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White House spokesman Allen Abney said the commander-in-chief was not aware of the situation: "The White House has not received the summons yet."

Don't you get at least a week's notice for jury duty?

of that DWI trial when he was the guv-nuh). As Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, he can invoke Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act, and get out of it that way...I did it for decades.

Apparently he had something to hide.

Why should this time be any different?

because he'd ask what a French deer had to do with a jury trial?

And then the rest of the jury didn't elect him foreman because he's a damn fool.

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If he does not show up, he should be held in comtempt of court.

Not that this will ever happen.

If it were you or I, we would be held in contempt.
He should not be above the law.

for another vacation at his beloved Crawford "ranch."

You never know when you might get called up to serve on a panel in that time. Shrub will just have to entertain himself on the pig farm with his Jack Daniels and X-Box 360.

How conveeeeeeeeeeenient.

Other people have been waiting weeks for those!

"It's good to be the king", even if it is King Dumbass**, I guess. :-)

there's no way he's doing jury duty, even after Kerry did it last week. he's going to shirk this duty like he always has shirked his duties... he's a quitter.

excused.

It would be too much of a media spectacle.

Now, Kerry & Clinton both were selected for jury duty (Clinton after he was out of office), and it was left up to the attorneys and judges.

As I understand it, Clinton was excused, but the pros & def didn't see any problems with JFKerry in the jury.

I don't think a jury panel would even make him
jury foreman.

in Alabama to "work on", or something similar. Then he will lecture every American that jury duty is a civic duty not to be ignored,and then Swiftboat those jurors who DO report.

He might learn something.

We don't need a judge in a local jurisdiction tying him down for weeks, or possibly sequestering him. He's (on paper) performing a higher form of civic duty, and in my opinion he should be excused.

While it could be argued that keeping * off the job is a good thing, I don't seriously believe that a sitting president should ever be distracted from his national duty by a court case that doesn't involve him. Just in case he actually felt like doing something more than reading "The Pet Goat" in response to a terrorist attack, for example.

Depose a president, or impeach him, but don't make him sit through someone else's trial--no matter how educational it might be for *.

and the SCOTUS ruled that he still had enough time on his hands to waste on Paula Jones' fraudulent lawsuit.

...or hours here and there spent with lawyers, but taking a prez offline, potentially, for weeks of sequestering is unacceptable. Chief Execs should be excused.

If the POTUS is exempt, then why not his cabinet? Surly the Sec. of Defense or Sec. of State has much more important things to do than sit on a jury. And what about senators, by your logic they should be exempt as well, and Congresspersons too. Plus all of their aids and paralegals that work for them.

The POTUS can't be stricken from the jury pool as that would be a violation of State and Federal Constitutional law. Otherwise we have to go back and amend the US Constitution to exempt a class of citizens from their duties of citizenship due to the fact that they are elected officials. And once that's done, every state in the union would have to amend their state constitutions for such an exemption.

So, the POTUS has to stay in the jury pool.

Having said all that, I can't imagine a judge ever making a public official (like a Governor, or Mayor) actually serve. But it doesn't change the fact that he, or his handlers, need to respond to jury duty notice and present a reason before the judge to be exempted from jury service.

He should have to make a case for why he should be excused, just like anybody else. Admittedly, it would be a slam-dunk case (if only because of the disruption that would be caused by having the POTUS's security detail in the middle of a routine local trial), but he shouldn't just get an automatic pass.

Hell, the commander in chief is not aware what the hell is going on in Iraq why would he be aware about freakin jury duty?

you know, showing up for jury duty to portray himself as a man of the people.

never has. never will.

he artfully dodged jury duty in Texas on a drunk driving case (with out admitting his hx). A google search will get you the info. Boy what I wouldn't give to get that numbnut under oath without his minion for cross examination.

the less time he's at work, the better!

if Cindy Sheehan was the Defendant.....

"How do I answer this juror questionnaire item, 'Have you ever been convicted of a crime?'"

"Driving While Intoxicated isn't a CRIME, is it, Alberto??"

7 types of hell. Kerry stood up and did his duty.

I thought I was bad/slow/negligent with paperwork but these clowns make me feel like Secretary of the Year....

URGENT! Timing is critical to save freezing earthquake victims!

If he was on my jury, I'd vote for anyone else to serve as foreman.

Besides, this shitbird is unable to be around the lowly public. Imagine if some secretary defied is sacred word or dared disagree with him?

:rofl:

he can help get someone executed!! If this case involves math, not so much.

He finds much humor in that.

...is if he were called to serve on Tom DeLay's jury.

to Crawford.

Trouble is, even requesting to be excused requires that you make statements of fact "under penalty of perjury."

With Alberto the Fixer unable to lie to the judge for him, or get him a clean driver's license, he's just a deer in the headlights.

Even Uncle Dick can't hold his hand and go with him.

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Did junior get this idea from John Kerry or Karen Hughes?

I'll bet anything that Lou Dobbs plugged this big time.


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He didn't do Vietnam service. He couldn't manage Natl. Guard service, and he not serving anyone but his rich pals now: What makes anyone think he'd turn out for jury service?

What a terrifying thought though. You'd go in for a parking fine and come out with a death sentence...

He will most likely be excused by the defense attorney due to a conflict of interest.

As POTUS he is the *chief law enforcement officer* in the country. THe FBI; US Marshalls; & IRS report to him.

Would like someone charged with enforcing the law (e.g. a policeman) serving on your jury?????

You'd have another argument to make to the appeals court -- an incompetent juror.

anyway, and so he would be disqualified even if he did report.
Remember he is an idiot.

>"It is not uncommon that people don't respond for jury duty," said 19th State District Judge Ralph Strother, to whose court the president has been summoned. "<

It's a summons. It's against state law to ignore it or to not show up. If one does not respond, one could find themselves in JAIL. Oh. I almost forgot. :eyes: This is everyone but George W. Bush, evidently.

>"The White House has not received the summons yet."<

Perhaps the White House could respond and ask to have him excused, if that's what they're intending on doing. Did the cat throw up on it?

We all know that the "rule of law" only applies to Democrats. :mad:

Julie

p.s. Could Patrick Fitzgerald take the morning off from his two other jobs and ask the questions? Please? Pretty please?