What do I say when I call? |
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(Last updated March 1, 2005) |
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What do I say when I call? When you call and leave a message for your legislator, you might want to say something like: “Please support Family Friendly Jury Duty Legislation, (your state’s senate or house bill number), because: (use any one of the reasons below:)” |
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· A jury service commitment is very unpredictable, which makes it extremely difficult to obtain suitable all-day childcare/care for dependent family member. |
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· Substitute care arrangements for children or family members (for jury duty) places a financial hardship on families with only one source of income. |
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· Currently, 21 states and U.S. Territories have ‘family friendly jury duty’ laws, and
Federal courts currently have similar policies in 76 percent of their
jurisdictions. |
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· A breastfeeding mother should not be separated from her baby! |
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· A frantic mother would not make a good juror! |
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· This is good legislation for families,
it won't disrupt our court system, |
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For more persuasive reasons to support Family Friendly Jury Duty, |
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How to get family friendly jury duty laws for your state |
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What do I do once a Family Friendly Jury Duty bill has been filed? |
