Jury Duty

[TaylorMarieXXX]

Originally Posted by LizAEBN

None of which indicates fiscal conservatism so much as a concern about the misuse of exisiting resources.

I thought misuse of existing resources is pretty close to the heart of fiscal conservatism.

[miz_wright]

Originally Posted by TaylorMarieXXX

I thought misuse of existing resources is pretty close to the heart of fiscal conservatism.

I always understood fiscal conservatism to be primarily about limiting pork barrel spending, as opposed to poor execution of something vital to our economy. Now, cutting away at the bloated carcass of bureaucracy is good old fashioned conservatism, and I haven't got a problem with that either.

I think jury duty is a good idea - I think the management of it is piss poor, and as such is due for an overhaul. Not least among its problems is the fact that the people you want to be on a jury - people that want to be there and have a vested interest in justice - shouldn't resent the fact they are missing a day's wages and are being treated as though they have fucked up.

Spending money on things that make sense and having them executed efficiently and well doesn't make someone a bad person or mean that they are opposed to all social programs (which, generally speaking, are the hallmarks of those claiming fiscal conservatism). It simply means they have a solid and reasonable interest in how their tax money is spent.