Comments on: Urban Camping: Supreme Court Sleepover for DC v. Heller http://gwlawstudents.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/urban-camping-supreme-court-sleepover/ A Blog by GW Law Students Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:45:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Sai Jahann http://gwlawstudents.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/urban-camping-supreme-court-sleepover/#comment-307 Sai Jahann Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:38:40 +0000 http://gwlawstudents.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-307 Allnighter- I think it's a little strange to say that it's Justice Thomas's "prerogative" to doze during Supreme Court arguments. My tax dollars pay his salary, and it bothers me to hear about him - or any government employee, for that matter - sleeping on the job (because hearing oral arguments IS part of his job). I understand that Justice Thomas decides cases based on the briefs and refuses to participate in the game where Justices use oral argument to try to convince other Justices to vote their way. But in my opinion, it's the least he can do to stay awake. Then, maybe - just maybe - something someone else says will change his mind. Allnighter-

I think it’s a little strange to say that it’s Justice Thomas’s “prerogative” to doze during Supreme Court arguments. My tax dollars pay his salary, and it bothers me to hear about him - or any government employee, for that matter - sleeping on the job (because hearing oral arguments IS part of his job). I understand that Justice Thomas decides cases based on the briefs and refuses to participate in the game where Justices use oral argument to try to convince other Justices to vote their way. But in my opinion, it’s the least he can do to stay awake. Then, maybe - just maybe - something someone else says will change his mind.

]]> By: Allnighter http://gwlawstudents.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/urban-camping-supreme-court-sleepover/#comment-298 Allnighter Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:15:49 +0000 http://gwlawstudents.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-298 Even if Clarence Thomas was dozing, you should still feel bad. He's a Supreme Court Justice, so it's his prerogative. If you weren't even interested enough to stay awake, maybe you should have stayed home and let someone else who slept on the sidewalk get in. Like me. I was number 70 in line, and I guarantee I wouldn't have missed a word of the arguments. Even if Clarence Thomas was dozing, you should still feel bad. He’s a Supreme Court Justice, so it’s his prerogative. If you weren’t even interested enough to stay awake, maybe you should have stayed home and let someone else who slept on the sidewalk get in. Like me. I was number 70 in line, and I guarantee I wouldn’t have missed a word of the arguments.

]]> By: Kai Jones http://gwlawstudents.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/urban-camping-supreme-court-sleepover/#comment-224 Kai Jones Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:59:13 +0000 http://gwlawstudents.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-224 Second Amendment Sisters is not a new group--I looked into joining them more than 5 years ago. Second Amendment Sisters is not a new group–I looked into joining them more than 5 years ago.

]]> By: Mr. MG http://gwlawstudents.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/urban-camping-supreme-court-sleepover/#comment-220 Mr. MG Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:37:53 +0000 http://gwlawstudents.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-220 I know, some one JUST corrected me about that but I don't have editing powers...I'm just a poster. Thank you for bringing that up though. He talked before the Heller case when discussing the Washington election case and that's what I mixed up. See, I really was tired. I know, some one JUST corrected me about that but I don’t have editing powers…I’m just a poster. Thank you for bringing that up though. He talked before the Heller case when discussing the Washington election case and that’s what I mixed up. See, I really was tired.

]]> By: Dan http://gwlawstudents.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/urban-camping-supreme-court-sleepover/#comment-219 Dan Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:46:03 +0000 http://gwlawstudents.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-219 >Justice Thomas napped (he asked two questions in the >beginning, proceeded to rock in his chair, then napped for a >while, then resumed rocking), Um. Thomas didn't ask any questions. Dan >Justice Thomas napped (he asked two questions in the >beginning, proceeded to rock in his chair, then napped for a >while, then resumed rocking),

Um. Thomas didn’t ask any questions.

Dan

]]> By: David E. Young http://gwlawstudents.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/urban-camping-supreme-court-sleepover/#comment-216 David E. Young Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:52:59 +0000 http://gwlawstudents.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-216 Just in case anyone is interested in looking at some of the disputed historical facts in the Heller case, there is a page of criticism of the historical points in pro-DC amicus briefs here (including a History News Network article severely critical of the brief filed by fifteen professional history/conlaw academics): http://www.secondamendmentinfo.com/DCvHeller/index.html Just in case anyone is interested in looking at some of the disputed historical facts in the Heller case, there is a page of criticism of the historical points in pro-DC amicus briefs here (including a History News Network article severely critical of the brief filed by fifteen professional history/conlaw academics):

http://www.secondamendmentinfo.com/DCvHeller/index.html

]]> By: Hamilton Fish http://gwlawstudents.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/urban-camping-supreme-court-sleepover/#comment-188 Hamilton Fish Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:24:05 +0000 http://gwlawstudents.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-188 Wow dude...that sounds awesome. I was going to try and go, but alas it didn't work out. Was it anything like that scene from the People v. Larry Flynt? Wow dude…that sounds awesome. I was going to try and go, but alas it didn’t work out.

Was it anything like that scene from the People v. Larry Flynt?

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