Bush Called for Jury Duty in Waco

[stopbush]

How can he do jury duty when he won't go under oath?


Bush Called for Jury Duty in Texas

41 minutes ago

WACO, Texas -
President Bush could get a new title: juror No. 286. Someday, but not Monday, when he was summoned for jury duty.

The president was among 600 potential jurors summoned to report to court in McLennan County, where his 1,600-acre Crawford ranch is located.

State District Judge Ralph Strother told the Waco Tribune-Herald he expected to get a response about the summons but didn't expect Bush to report for duty.

"I don't think I'll be sending the sheriff out to bring the president in," said Strother, a Republican who has a grandson serving in
Iraq. "It seems to me that the president has plenty of things to occupy his attention. Jury duty is a very important civic function, but running the country, I think, especially in wartime, takes priority over jury service

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051201/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_jury_duty

[gardenista]

1. Awww... Georgie didn't like all the positive attention Kerry got for

serving so he arranged to get called up. How cute.

[afdip]

2. perfect. the worthless fucker spends most of his time in crawford

vacationing (READ cutting brush) anyway. this way the nation may get him to actually do some work.

[Robb]

3. I had forgotten this part:

"Kerry not only served, but was elected foreman of the Suffolk Superior Court jury..."

Kerry won!!! :P

[Sequoia]

4. AWOL Bush gets issued bench warrant for arrest!!

To dream
Perchance to sleep....

[Selteri]

5. Face facts, he'd be a horrid Juror anyway

I mean, no ability to pay attention, arrogance and an enjoyment of the death pentalty.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Even if the defendant was being tried for jaywalking or drunk driving or

stealing cigarettes from a convenience store, Bush would vote for the death penalty.

[Angry Girl]

10. I thought it was supposed to be a "jury of your peers"

I cannot imagine any court proceeeding where Bush would be a peer. Unless it were Marie Antoinette's....

[olddad56]

21. He'd be a defense attorneys dream. Stupid enough to believe anything.

[Lochloosa]

7. He won't show..he would have to answer THE question

"Have you ever been arrested or convicted of a crime"

[rumpel]

8. He should serve, as a civic lesson and contemplate how the rest of the

country lives and struggles.

:hi:

on edit

Nah! not worth trying

[mndfler]

9. If they have any standards

Bush will not be on the jury.

[antonialee839]

11. He'd probably go if it involved a possible execution.

[Demeter]

12. Your Honor, I Demand Dismissal of a Mistrial!

Nobody can get justice when an unindicted co-conspirator is in the jury box!

[gratuitous]

13. "The president has plenty of things to occupy his attention"?

Like what? Besides, the Supreme Court has unanimously decided that performing the civic duties of any other citizen is no hardship even on the president, when they required Clinton to be deposed in a civil lawsuit. I think Chimpy could take a break from his relentless vacation schedule to familiarize himself with the inside of a courtroom. That kind of information might come in handy someday. Someday soon.

[fshrink]

14. Excused. As usual.

[Kagemusha]

15. It's not like the judge has a choice here.

Separation of powers immunizes the President from these sorts of duties; he cannot be compelled to participate in the judicial system while he serves. It's an obvious fact. So obvious, in fact, that acting like he has an option to decide to send the sheriff out. I mean, it's real simple: he'll get told that the President cannot be compelled to serve on a jury duty, so please, drop the summons like a responsible judge.

Much ado about nothing.

[Yavin4]

16. If It Was A Death Penalty Case

He'd be there with bells on.

[sofa king]

17. Punchline of the year!

"How can he do jury duty when he won't go under oath?"

That's a one-liner that should haunt the guy for the rest of his days.

[Betty]

18. running the country?????

into the ground, I would say. Make the fucker serve jury duty, at least it would be a few days he woulnd't be ruining everything on an international scale.

besides, uncle dick is running the show anyways, having the chimp serve jury duty would show just how superflous he really is.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

19. "He almost died eating a pretzel. We've gotta have SOME standards."

n/t

[cboy4]

20. Maybe he'll sign up with the Alabama National Guard

to get out of it :hide:

Oh and that district judge sounds like a total repub jackass.

[quaoar]

22. Dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1958534&mesg_id=1958534