Lawyer and blogger Debbie Schlussel says that potential jurors for an upcoming terrorism trial were asked whether they read her blog! When I first saw that, I had to read it again. And again. Can you believe it?
The Department of Justice (DOJ), prosecuting a former DOJ lawyer, apparently believes that people who read Debbie’s blog won’t make fair and impartial jurors.
OK, so Debbie’s blog is blatantly and gloriously biased — pro-America, anti-Islamic terrorism, highly critical of DOJ and “ICE Princess” Julie L. Myers. Why not ask potential jurors if they read left-leaning publications like the New York Times? Or Mother Jones magazine? Or The Nation? Why doesn’t DOJ ask potential jurors whether they read certain liberal and/or anti-America blogs? Why single out Debbie Schlussel? I haven’t seen the questionnaire, but I’d bet that no such blog appears on it.
I’m having a hard time grasping the concept.
(Pictured: generic jury questionnaire)
