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In reply to the discussion: Would you LIE in order to be seated on a jury? [View all]BanTheGOP
(1,068 posts)One of the little-known aspects of US history was the adaptation of the jury system because of the inherent distrust of government being the sole arbiter of justice. However, the republicanist military/prison/industrial tycoons have structured the courts to veer greatly toward the state, with the ability to control the jury pools even though they convey the actual laws of the land in their judgments.
Having said that, in order to restore the jury to its INTENDED purpose of rendering TRUE justice, not just for the defendent but for society at large, I would lie to get on a jury. In fact, even if a defendent is guilty, I would render a not guilty verdict if I feel the law ITSELF is not just or is a product of the tyranny of the republican mindset. So, obviously, I would have to lie to get past the republicanist lawyers in this regard.
If everyone followed my own tenets, we would have a FAR more just court system, and in addition, an ability for us to understand that the republican Party is at the root of all that is reprehensible and destructive in this country, and in extension, this fragile planet.