So Roberts is the only Conservative USSC justice in attendance

[proud patriot]

:grr:

[tnlurker]

1. Yes

[NYC Liberal]

2. When was the last time Scalia or Thomas were there?

Not for a while I believe.

[Alameda]

6. Guess I didn't notice they weren't there.....I thought they always were.

.........sort of like mandatory....guess not. After all, it seems they feel like they are above it all.

[NYC Liberal]

7. Do we really want 'em there anyway?

Screw them.

[former9thward]

17. Several of the Justices skip the SOTU every year.

Scalia, Thomas and Ginsberg never attended any of Bush's. Stevens never attended any president's SOTU.

[former9thward]

16. Scalia has not been there since 1997. Thomas since 1999.

[Alameda]

3. Thomas, Scalia, Alito aren't there?

[Terra Alta]

8. Nope.

And after Alito's showing out at last years SOTU, I'm sure he isn't missed.

[HighLowRoller87]

9. I knew Scalia wouldn't be there. He declared that a few months ago. Pathetic.

[eShirl]

10. They should resign the gig if they're not into it anymore.

[former9thward]

18. Did you say that when Stevens and Ginsberg did not attend any Bush SOTU?

Several Justices skip the SOTU every year no matter who is president. It has never been considered a mandatory event.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

4. Kennedy?

[proud patriot]

12. he was there

[bluestate10]

15. I get the sense that Kennedy is swinging more moderate.

In a lot of ways, he seems to be distancing himself from conservatives. Many posters on DU don't realize that the great liberal lion in his last decade on the bench, John Paul Stevens, once voted with a conservative block. Roberts seems to have calmed some, maybe having two new brainy and energetic justices counter pointing his arguments is causing him to rethink some.

[Divine Discontent]

5. we don't need to see the others there sleeping anyhow. Thomas looked asleep at the inauguration.

[madrchsod]

11. although roberts is the most conservative member of the court....

at least he has manners and understands what the supreme court stands for

[ncteechur]

13. Well Thomas should never go cause he is neither supreme nor judicious.

Clarence Thomas is one sorry ass excuse for a supreme court justice or a supreme pan pizza.

[Blue-Jay]

14. Tony didn't sign his permission slip.

[CakeGrrl]

19. ...and that was probably because he's the Chief Justice. n/t

[Amerigo Vespucci]

20. Scalito telegraphed his punch and said he wasn't coming

I posted an article yesterday about how Roberts and Scalito were "thinking about" staying home. I'm guessing Thomas stayed home because of the stories about not reporting his wife's teabaggin' income. Or maybe he just had a lot of Coke cans that needed cleaning.

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