The D.C. Council passed emergency legislation yesterday which would allow it to take Sulaimon Brown and Cherita Whiting to court in order enforce subpoenas to compel their testimony — and the strategy might actually work.

Jury duty isn’t rocket science, which is probably why the courts allow most anybody to do it. You show up, you listen to people make arguments, you make a decision based on said arguments and any special instructions you’re given, and that’s about it. Fact is, if you’re going to be recused from this particular public service, you probably should have a pretty good excuse in hand. Do you know the individual on trial?…