the supremes

well, i finally got to see an argument in front of the supreme court yesterday. i think it is something every law student who has the opportunity should experience. it's kind of like going to the oscars if you are a film student, or something. what i liked most (other than sitting outside in the cold all night and meeting some pretty cool folks and seeing some crazy anti-abortion protesters) was getting to see the personalities and quirks of the justices that i have heard about throughout my legal studies. scalia, for ecample, does sit slouched down in his chair and leans back so far all you can see is his fat, greasy head. thomas appeared to sleep through most of the argument, and, at one point, i thought he might fall right out of his chair. souter and breyer both asked good questions and seemed to really get the issues of the case. roberts asked the same question about four times, and didn't seem to get or care much about the issues in the case. but he does look much, much younger than the rest of the justices, so we can probably count him being around there for a while. zoinks.
also, i would like to announce proudly that i used the men's room in the supreme court. i really had to go, had been out in the cold for 8 hours, it was the only one i could find, and if i didn't go right then i would've missed my chance to get in for the argument. so, happily, i had the chance to transgress gender boundaries at the highest court in the land. as ani says, "i may not be able to change the whole fuckin' world" but at least i made my little statement. :)