The Weirdest Government-form Instruction Ever
BY DIANE MEDVED
I admit I wasn’t swelling with civic pride when I received a summons for jury duty. I’d served on a jury less than three years ago, and don’t have time now for the interruption, especially for the princely wage of $10 per day. Given that the President wants to raise the minimum to $15 per hour, he might first start by a campaign to pay jurors at least that per day.
But OK, it’s a privilege to serve on a jury; we should indeed be thrilled when randomly selected (again) to support our fair and uncorrupted courts system, as well as appreciate the reminder that we live in a just and law-governed land. I even enjoyed serving, last time.
Unfortunately, this time the date I was called to appear is the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. At least it’s not an obscure holiday, like the last day of Passover, Shavuot or Shemini Atseret, all biblically-mandated festivals when normal activity is forbidden. So I set about returning my summons with a request for deferral.
The summons is a single sheet, and to return it, you fold and mail. Except that in bold-faced type, under the return address, were the following stern instructions:….
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