believing that your vote counts so you should waste your time voting between two scumbag politicians, and you are forced to volunteer (forcing to volunteer makes exactly NO SENSE, btw) for military draft if need be. The Patriot Act makes the necessity of probable cause moot. With all that considered, I say forget civil duty -- I have enough on my plate as it is. ahaha this had me laughing. im only 18 but i know alot about the laws and legal systems. why? im obessed with the stuff. but i never have to lie about myself to get out of it. ive taken 4 classes all on criminal justice, i know too much, playing smart can sometimes be better than playing dumb. i have 3 family members who are cops, im absolutely obessed with crime tv. yes i agree that you should serve jury duty but honestly no one wants me deciding their fate, i play hard ball and agree with older ways of law. id rather put 100 innocent people in jail than let one guilty person walk. rather than let 10 guilty people walk so an innocent doesnt have to suffer. sooo yeah... some people just werent meant to be a juror. keep that in mind. This won't get you out of showing up, waiting, etc, but if you want to avoid being seated for a jury trial, the following is both effective and morally valid if you hold it to be true: The original purpose of