By: timthinkingman
Compulsory participation with the option of paying a fine is still a serious imposition despite this being a civic duty. “Choose” to live under a government…that’s funny talk. Look into the process of...
View ArticleBy: jonathanconway
Not sure if this idea has been raised yet but here goes. The government could offer all citizens of adult age a written contract, which they may voluntarily choose to sign or not to sign. The contract...
View ArticleBy: Mark Wallace
While I agree with Amy that jury service will never rise to the level of a PROFESSION, my own limited participation has left me convinced that a strong case can be made for treating it as a TRADE....
View ArticleBy: Alexander Marriott
The question was posed somewhere above about whether AR ever spoke to this issue. I cannot pretend to have a good answer for that in terms of her public comments and non-fiction writing (while I have...
View ArticleBy: Bob Gifford
I am viewing voting as a significant responsibility. Today it is viewed sort of like the action of th flash-mobs that are attacking convenience stores lately. “Vote for this guy and get goodies.”...
View ArticleBy: apeikoff
Yes, Bob, jurors are selected from registered voters in many/most (?) jurisdictions, and registering to vote is what I had in mind as constituting consent to be part of the jury pool. (Although, I,...
View ArticleBy: Bob Gifford
Here I am, late to the party again. I seem to find these things long after the group has moved on, much like finding the hot night spot or the popular restaurant. But, as I read Amy’s excellent post,...
View ArticleBy: G
I live in Arizona, I got my second summons to jury duty, after first receiving a failure to appear card in the mail. I don’t want to do this, I’ve never been to a court house in my life nor have been...
View ArticleBy: apeikoff
One does not choose to be born in a country, but once one is living in a country, he will be subject to the jurisdiction of that country’s government. Which means he might be accused of a crime and...
View ArticleBy: Chris Huff
The problem with this is that one chooses to have children, but one does not choose to be born in a country. The social contract is not based on Objectivist principles.
View ArticleBy: Sajid Anjum
I left the following comment on Diana Hsieh’s blog (where I post frequently). I thought I would cross post here since there are some really well thought out comments here and it would be nice to be...
View ArticleBy: Daniel Casper
This is a cross-post, but I wanted to throw in my two cents. Let’s compare it to taxation. In a truly free society, taxation would be voluntary (cf Ayn Rand). The corollary of this would be that all...
View ArticleBy: Ryan Jamieson
I enjoyed and agreed with some of the points and issues raised here by the participants. Here are some questions I think relevant to resolving the issue. 1.) If you were personally accused of a serious...
View ArticleBy: Ashley
You are right that the jury trial per se is not the right, but the right to due process under the law. However, the jury trial is simply the method our Anglo-Saxon ancestors hit upon, going clear back...
View ArticleBy: Ashley
I like the idea that those who insist on the criminal trial, having had due process and having been found guilty, ought to pay something of the expense of the trial. However, if you pay jurors out of...
View ArticleBy: Carl Svanberg
Another observation I made some time ago. James Madison once said: “Trial by jury cannot be considered as a natural right, but a right resulting from a social compact which regulates the action of the...
View ArticleBy: Roberto Sarrionandia
I’ve outlined some thoughts on politeness in intellectual disputes here: http://sarrionandia.com/blog/?p=252
View ArticleBy: Joe
Regardless of which position on jury duty is correct, I thought the Noodlecast hosts were rude and disrespectful towards LP: “…[LP's] answer, which *really* shocked me I have to say…” [29:00] “this is...
View ArticleBy: Jim May
Amy: My apologies, I should have made clear that my defense of Diana against the “rationalism” charge is directed to others in this thread. (Fred Wiess, I’m looking at YOU.) I understand and await your...
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