Romney Pulls Ahead

[Starbuck]

This whole dang election has just got me terrified. I'm talking scared shitless. I have no idea how I'm going to get any sleep at all the days before the election; I just pray to God that I'm not so out of it that I can't remember my name when I go vote.

I swore off voting, once. I stood in line to vote for Nixon, and then got called for jury duty because I had registered. Whole deal sort of pissed me off.
So I quit for some years.

Then John Kerry ran.

That woke me up, and I surprised everyone by getting interested and even involved. I voted and voted hard.

There won't come a time in the future that I won't vote. Not again.

[linda22003]

You stopped voting so you wouldn't get called for jury duty? That abdicates citizenship on so many levels it's not even funny.

[FlaGator]

You stopped voting so you wouldn't get called for jury duty? That abdicates citizenship on so many levels it's not even funny.

My Dad did the same thing. Nixon was the only person he ever voted for.

I like jury duty. I try to give out the death penalty even in civil cases.

[Odysseus]

You stopped voting so you wouldn't get called for jury duty? That abdicates citizenship on so many levels it's not even funny.

Besides, you can always show up wearing an NRA T-shirt. Defense attorneys will excuse you right off, unless it's a Second Amendment case, in which case the prosecution will cut you loose.

My Dad did the same thing. Nixon was the only person he ever voted for.

I like jury duty. I try to give out the death penalty even in civil cases.

Remind me not to park next to a hydrant when you're on a jury.

[LukeEDay]

Besides, you can always show up wearing an NRA T-shirt. Defense attorneys will excuse you right off, unless it's a Second Amendment case, in which case the prosecution will cut you loose.

The last time I was on jury duty, a guy showed up with a shirt like that. The judge made him change it.

[Starbuck]

You stopped voting so you wouldn't get called for jury duty? That abdicates citizenship on so many levels it's not even funny.

Nah. I liked jury duty. Got to serve in the US District Court in San Diego. Sent some bad guys and girls off to jail, too.
I quit voting because I was duped so badly by Nixon. For years I felt that no one could be trusted, didn't matter who was President, and my vote didn't count.
I've changed my mind.

And I don't see not voting as an abdication of citizenship. Jeez, you sound like an ACORN recruiter. I feel those who are not interested or don't know anything should stay home. In my world, you would need a license to vote and would have to pass a test.