To be honest, I was a little disappointed. Some of their slogans weren’t terribly original:
Some of their slogans were a little tortured. In this clip, they’re chanting, “Hey hey, ho ho, Scalia has got to go.” If you’re having trouble hearing them, well, they were having trouble chanting:
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Finally, they didn’t chant their slogans with sufficient gusto:
It wasn’t all sloganeering. They also engaged in legal analysis of the controversial Citizens United decision (this clip is a bit longer than the others, about half a minute):
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Okay, I’ve poked a little fun at the protesters — but, at the same time, part of me is glad that they came out. In a country where two-thirds of the people can’t name a single Supreme Court justice — if you can name all nine justices, congratulations, you are the one percent — it’s nice to see that a justice still has enough star power to draw a crowd. To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, the only thing worse than being protested is not being protested.
Earlier: Justice Scalia Goes to Wesleyan