Protests break out in Supreme Court

[mfcorey1]

Washington (CNN)A rare disturbance broke out in the Supreme Court on Wednesday as several protestors stood up and shouted what appeared to be comments criticizing the court's controversial 2010 Citizens United campaign finance decision.

As court opened, Chief Justice John Roberts was preparing to announce the day's opinions when he was cut off by the first protestor who shouted "we are the 99 percent." Roberts then tried to joke "our second order of business today" until he was cut off by a second protestor.

According to Professor Garrett Epps of the University of Baltimore, who was in court, a total of between five and seven protestors stood up shouting statements such as "money is not speech" and "overturn Citizens United." At one point, according to Epps, after all protestors had been led out, Roberts said "we will now continue with our tradition of having open court in the Supreme Court building."

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/21/politics/supreme-court-protests-citizens-united/index.html

[Warren Stupidity]

1. How dare they inconvenience the SCOTUS with their immature nonsense!

Or some other tone trolling bullshit.

[gopiscrap]

2. Good for them, this should happen every day!

[CatWoman]

7. i was thinking the same thing

[Plucketeer]

12. Man, that's the truth!

These protesters should be identified and thanked for their efforts!

[Bjorn Against]

3. Awesome, I can't think of another group of people that need to be protested more than they do

[TheNutcracker]

4. Roberts said that for the record......after they were led out of the room

[jwirr]

5. And I am thinking that he might have been being sacastic?

[freshwest]

6. I agree. They're open to $$$, not people. Closed so they can be open with each other, typical GOP.

Their decisions are handed to them by the Koch brothers in private venues anyway. I'm waiting for these corporatist crooks to start holding their kind of 'open court' at a private country club. No women or people without money allowed. A number of GOP, Ryan, Paul, etc. don't allow people to get anywhere near them, and hide out with their private security on private property to do the public's business. It's all about that. They want to exclude the majority and keep on getting richer selling us out to their masters.

[byronius]

8. Excellent. Rattle that chief crook and his evil cohorts. Effing monsters in cheap black robes.

[calimary]

10. Isn't he the one who was either too stupid or lazy or arrogant

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to MAKE SURE the Presidential Oath of Office was administered correctly?

Had TWO months after Barack Obama won that historic first term on the First Tuesday in November, 2008, til Inauguration Day the following January 20th to memorize those 38-or-so words of the Presidential Oath of Office? He didn't have a bathroom mirror to practice to? He had NO time - with two months advance notice? He didn't do any rehearsals? He had no cue cards or 3x5 cards or cheat-sheets? He had no pen or pencil to make notes for that day? No pockets in which to tuck a frickin' post-it with his lines on it? Hell, sarah palin managed to use the palm of her hand, at least...

Nope. I'm not EVER gonna let that go. Every time that idiot's name comes up and I'm in a position to do so, I'm damn well gonna remind about that. At EVERY possible opportunity. I don't want anybody ever to forget how deeply and astoundingly stupid he is. You have to be that stupid to fuck up on this particular part of YOUR JOB as Chief Justice. The Chief Justice is the one who gets to swear in the President. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT, and this Chief Justice certainly should have. No other explanation, and don't tell me stage fright. He's too old and has been a key part of too many large public events to fuck that one up. NO excuses are possible or acceptable!

[mountain grammy]

13. +1000

[byronius]

15. I'd forgotten that bit. Thanks.

[calimary]

16. Retired newsie here. First thing I thought of

and felt was sheer outrage. "You useless idiot schmuck! You RUINED the fucking soundbite!!!!!"

That was THE soundbite of the new century. America's first black president getting sworn in and Roberts FUCKED It Up!!!!! For all time!

NEVER gonna let anyone forget that as long as I live.

[elleng]

9. and tomorrow's the 41st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision,

so DC will be busy with those protests.

[Fred Sanders]

11. No wonder they refuse to allow cameras in the nation's top court. The truth gets out when you let

the rabble in.

[mountain grammy]

14. Oh my! Did someone invade their precious "buffer zone?"