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To: Mean Daddy
"The judge noted that the U.S. Constitution requires two things of most citizens: to submit to a draft in times of war and to serve on a jury."

Where? I thought the US no longer had involuntary servitude or a military draft.

("Most citizens". When I was last called for jury duty it was my impression that there was a noticeable under-representation of minority individuals in the jury room compared to my county's population demographics.)

11 posted on 10/10/2014 4:53:14 AM PDT by Sooth2222 ("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." M.Twain)
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To: Sooth2222

“”The judge noted that the U.S. Constitution requires two things of most citizens: to submit to a draft in times of war and to serve on a jury.”

Where? I thought the US no longer had involuntary servitude or a military draft.”

Better look again, there is still a Selective Service and 18 year olds are required to register for the draft.

Just because no one is being drafted today doesn’t mean they can’t be tomorrow. The law is still in effect, just not being utilized, for now.


13 posted on 10/10/2014 4:58:19 AM PDT by wrench
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To: Sooth2222

Did they weed out felons from the jury pool first?


33 posted on 10/10/2014 6:25:34 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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