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It's an interesting question. I mean, I can think of several things which are illegal which I would like to see legalized, either for the sake of friends of mine, or on general principles, but, for myself? What is there that I personally want to do that the law prevents me from doing?
Oh, and you're not allowed to say, "not pay taxes," because that's too easy.
I mean, I speed sometimes. So the law doesn't actually prevent me from doing that. So that doesn't count. I've got no desire to steal, murder, fight, or break any of those Big Laws.
I remember, when I was a teenager, my mother (rebmommy) and I said that, if marijuana was legalized, we'd get baked together once. Just to have done it. But, since then, both she and I have developed allergies which, through extrapolation, would probably include cannabis. So that one's out.
The one thing that I think I'd do if it were legal would be to use the first floor of our house as a bar/private club. 'Course, right now,vonbeck is living there, so he'd have to find another apartment first, but, if it weren't for zoning laws, public accommodation laws, liquor licensing and serving laws, health code inspection regulations, and food service laws, I'd do that.
And, frankly, I'm generally in favor of all of those categories of ordinance and regulation.
How about you?
nancylebov's LJ.It's an interesting question. I mean, I can think of several things which are illegal which I would like to see legalized, either for the sake of friends of mine, or on general principles, but, for myself? What is there that I personally want to do that the law prevents me from doing?
Oh, and you're not allowed to say, "not pay taxes," because that's too easy.
I mean, I speed sometimes. So the law doesn't actually prevent me from doing that. So that doesn't count. I've got no desire to steal, murder, fight, or break any of those Big Laws.
I remember, when I was a teenager, my mother (
rebmommy) and I said that, if marijuana was legalized, we'd get baked together once. Just to have done it. But, since then, both she and I have developed allergies which, through extrapolation, would probably include cannabis. So that one's out.The one thing that I think I'd do if it were legal would be to use the first floor of our house as a bar/private club. 'Course, right now,
vonbeck is living there, so he'd have to find another apartment first, but, if it weren't for zoning laws, public accommodation laws, liquor licensing and serving laws, health code inspection regulations, and food service laws, I'd do that.And, frankly, I'm generally in favor of all of those categories of ordinance and regulation.
How about you?
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Date: 2006-10-17 03:20 pm (UTC)The hardship element has been greatly reduced by laws requiring employers to pay the difference in wages between jury-duty pay and what you normally receive from your job. It also helps that many states have gone to a "one-day, one-trial" system, where if you are not empaneled on a jury your first day, your service is done. In many states you had to show up every day for a week. (NJ IIRC was two weeks.) Jury sequestration has also largely been done away with, except for trials that receive a lot of media attention.
In many places, jury service itself is an experience in dealing with Soviet-style bureaucracy. It's like spending all day at the RMV. Not a pleasant experience.