this is SO cool

[whiskeytown]

This is SO cool..

reading a website on a bit of how the Supreme Court makes decisions, and they had a picture of where all the big decisions were made -

It's on this page - first picture down (http://people.howstuffworks.com/supreme-court-appointment5.htm)

Is there anyone else here besides me that thinks some of the greatest decisions made in the course of our country are based on what looks like a 9 handed poker table?

RB

[-Skeme-]

That site = the nuts.

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[tek]

I know at district and state courts, many decisions are made by judges' clerks--or at least heavily influenced. (My brother is a lawyer and knows some clerks from law school...)

Perhaps the supreme court justices actually make their own decisions.

[whiskeytown]

it's just that idea in the back of my head where maybe once in a while the justices say "hell with precedent - one hand of 7 card stud and the winner gets to write the majority opinion however they want - LOL

RB

[CrazyEyez]

My aunt, uncle, cousins, brother and I had an audience* w/ Clarence Thomas in his chambers circa 1992. Muwahaha that was cool.

*Is audience the proper term here? When I hear audience I think pope for some reason.

[tek]

That would be cool, especially if a disgruntled clerk put a webcam in the room! /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[tek]

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My aunt, uncle, cousins, brother and I had an audience* w/Clarence Thomas.

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Details please. Case cite if you have it...

[CrazyEyez]

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Details please. Case cite if you have it...

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My Uncle's a big shot judge in WA state. We went to the east coast for a trip and somehow he had arranged to meet CT. I was a freshman in HS and while I remember being there and seeing him, I don't remember one word of what was said there.
Sorry, boring story. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Edit: yes we all watched porn lol!!1111