Justice Breyer on the Blakely front lines (sort of)

With thanks to How Appealing for the tip, I found this AP article reporting on Justice Breyer’s recent experience in Massachusetts state court with jury duty amusing.  Though Justice Breyer apparently did not get seated on a jury, he was quoted as saying: “It proves that everyone can participate, and in a democracy that is important.”  Given Professor Bill Stuntz’s interesting suggestion that the Blakely decision seems to be trying to make the criminal justice system more democratic (discussed here), perhaps this quote is a sign that Justice Breyer is now on the Blakely bandwagon.