I'm not sure I can see the logic. The point of civil service, in my opinion, is to contribute to the mechanisms that support a free a fair society. There are costs to that that aren't just dollars and cents. I personally wouldn't put conditions this small and petty against my appreciation for the fact that we have this liberty and a system that protects it.

If its a financial strain to park, then its certainly a financial strain to participate and the court has provisions for that.

However we all know what opinions are like, so here's the advice you asked for originally. Call the court on Monday and find out what they want to do about it, because you might already have a summons for failure to attend and you'll certainly have to pay to park that day. That is unless you get a free ride from a trooper from a jail cell.

It's one thing to disagree with the government, another to disobey.

Here's an interesting question you may not have considered. Would you rather they take more tax dollars to support convenience parking for court activities? This is what it comes down to ultimately. They could pay or provide a free dedicated parking area, but all of that would come from tax dollars. Instead with the taxes approved by voters, they make decisions where to spend money. It would seem they prioritize other things, like judges, guards, those cool wavy wands that stop those sneaky types from bringing in knives and guns into the building. I recon I agree with that for the most part. I mean sure, if you can afford it, water slides and cheeseburger canon's would be nice too. But if your on a budget and you do what you can do. It may not be popular, but they recognize people need to park, its not in scope with the money on hand, so that's the option.

You see very strongly opinionated about this cost, however how does it align to your last municipal tax vote? That's rhetorical only to make point that all things govt can be changed with the right kind of effort and if your passion leads you to run or be engaged in support of those we elect, more power to you!. Maybe on day we'll see a "I voted so we can all park with dignity...so we can park for free!" I think its catchy!