I was called for jury duty a couple months ago, 5th Circuit. In the court awaiting voir dire, the judge was complaining about how poorly the air conditioning functioned in the courtroom. He said they should spend money and get it fixed. He then told us that as citizens there are three things we do to be good citizens. Vote, pay our taxes, and jury duty. And that if we vote "right" our taxes will be lower. Such a blatantly political comment was unexpected, especially from someone who had just complained that the government was not spending enough tax money on keeping HIM comfortable.
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