A whole bunch of years ago in Miami, we cats were "invited" for possible federal jury duty. The case involved a Haitian who, we assume, had immigrated illegally. We never found out, because we were not selected. Why? Mostly because we objected to Haitians being turned away from the US while Cubans were welcomed with open arms — but also because cats, of course, can't serve on juries. However, the judge made it very clear during the selection screening that even if we disagreed with a law, as jurors we would be bound to enforce it. Or else.
We thought about that experience when we read the latest stories about the 21st century's George Wallace, the incredibly unattractive Kim Davis (who is, as Wallace was back then, a Democrat). We wonder why we as potential federal jurors would have had to send an immigrant back to Haiti while Davis, a Kentucky county clerk, thinks she can turn away same-sex couples for marriage licenses.
As a recent HBO mini-series reminds us, the law is the law. If you don't like the law, you work to change it. In the meantime, you must follow it. End of story. We cats HISS.
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