Calif. bill would let non-citizens serve on juries

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SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — The California Assembly passed a bill on Thursday that would make the state the first in the nation to allow non-citizens who are in the country legally to serve on jury duty.

Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont, said his bill, AB1401, would help California widen the pool of prospective jurors and help integrate immigrants into the community.

It does not change other criteria for being eligible to serve on a jury, such as being at least 18, living in the county that is making the summons, and being proficient in English.

The bill passed 45-25 largely on a party-line vote in the Democratic-controlled Assembly and will move on to the Senate. One Democrat — Assemblyman Adam Gray, of Merced — voted no, while some other Democrats did not vote.

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......Ridiculous this might seem, apparently; This News isn't a prank or a rumor :

www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/25/3364905/calif-bill-would-let-non-citizens.html

.......Will California's Democrats cause California to "Fall Into the Ocean" ahead of schedule, with no help from mother nature ?

www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Will-California-Fall-Into-the-Ocean-119434794.html

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...Just More Nonsense Brought From :

The Liberal Democrat Think Tank

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Probably they have trouble getting folks to want to do the job as its that way here. Most people want to get out of doing it because of the low pay and hard benchs. I usually tell them I might be predjudice on the outcome so they don't want me. Being re-tired I get paid 0000 up here. I am used to Union scale for my services.