Isn't this good news?

Not surprsing, the Michigan Department of Civil Rights is upset.

Judges in Michigan cannot use a person's race, sex, religion or nationality to select jurors under a new rule approved by the Michigan Supreme Court.

The order, approved on a 4 to 3 vote, was released on Friday and will take effect on Jan. 1.

Under the order, discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or sex when selecting a jury "is prohibited even in cases where the purpose would be to achieve balanced representation."

This is indeed good news. The jury selection process should have nothing to do with race, sex, religion...it should only consider the merit of the person being chosen.