so, in a situation where there's questions of racial bias, the citizen comittee is maybe a useful propaganda step. maybe that black guy wants some people that look like him to look at the case, and maybe he's too stupid to figure the system out.

but, they add nothing to the legal process, and in my case were just a waste of time.

and, i will reiterate that the statute should be revisited: there should be some process where i can choose to bypass such a thing, and go directly to court.