Notable Supporters of Family Friendly Jury Duty Legislation
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Dr. Laura C. Schlessinger
Internationally syndicated radio host, licensed family therapist, and
bestselling author.
“I have observed an unnerving trend regarding mandatory jury duty and
stay-at-home mothers.
Some courts are willing to justify any number of excuses for jury duty, but
staying home and caring for a dependent child is not one of them. As far
as I am concerned, to force stay-at-home mothers of young children to serve
on juries, is to undermine the structure and value of the traditional family...In
the past several years, I have received an alarming number of letters from
mothers who are forced to place their civic duties above their parental
responsibilities...Parents who have deliberately sacrificed in order to keep
their children out of daycare shouldn’t be forced by the government to drop
their kids in daycare.”
Dr. Laura C. Schlessinger,
Host of the Dr. Laura Show, March 14, 2000
"People would have a fit if they separated a kitten (from its mother) before
it was weaned!"
Dr. Laura C. Schlessinger, Host of the Dr. Laura Show, January 21, 2003
(Statement referring to courts that separate mothers from their babies for
jury service)
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