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51. Was I speaking to you in the first place? No I wasn't.

Thu Feb 27, 2014, 10:09 PM

Feb 2014

You interjected while I was responding to someone else. Whether or not you think it's a legal right is irrelevant to my original argument.

And are you arguing that it shouldn't be a legal right?

No, it should not. Not as long as we place any trust at all in the legal process. If you don't believe in such things, then that is a different story. But a court requires procedure to be effective.

If the one's you agree with can simply walk into a court and bring it to a grinding halt, so can all of the others who you disagree with. And, somehow, I think that is something you wouldn't enjoy very much.

You have no legal right to interfere with the proceedings of a court. Neither is it a matter of free speech.

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Unprecedented interruption of Supreme Court Proceedings [View all] n2doc Feb 2014 OP

Need to make it a regular occurrence 1000words Feb 2014 #1

Daily. reformist2 Feb 2014 #13

If corporations are people and money is free speech, tax them like people!!! nt kelliekat44 Feb 2014 #54

That would constitute radical change. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #63

awesome... Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #2

Discussed yesterday: elleng Feb 2014 #3

This is for those of us who didn't see it yesterday HarveyDarkey Feb 2014 #18

Yes, of course. elleng Feb 2014 #20

didn't see it yesterday. 2banon Feb 2014 #37

Unprecedented interruption of a corporate meeting jsr Feb 2014 #4

LOL SunSeeker Feb 2014 #58

My hero. Baitball Blogger Feb 2014 #5

That's a brave man JJChambers Feb 2014 #6

I can see why the words he spoke would be considered Autumn Feb 2014 #7

Obviously terroristic. Octafish Feb 2014 #8

Bravo! rdharma Feb 2014 #9

Recorded on video? frazzled Feb 2014 #10

I think he had a compatriot with a cell phone who videoed it. onenote Feb 2014 #19

Yes, Thanks frazzled, I'm with you on this. elleng Feb 2014 #23

IF there were more "trite" outbursts heaven05 Feb 2014 #26

Hear, Here! 2banon Feb 2014 #35

I think it is great when citizens stand up against those who are destroying this democracy. In sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #59

A Patriot and a Hero. bvar22 Feb 2014 #11

Indeed! 2banon Feb 2014 #38

Exactly. n/t lumberjack_jeff Feb 2014 #41

As an officer of the Court, I can't condone this interruption. Laelth Feb 2014 #12

Is there contempt of court in the Supreme Court? JJChambers Feb 2014 #14

Absolutely. Laelth Feb 2014 #16

The Supreme Court certainly has my contempt! n/t justhanginon Feb 2014 #29

and mine... n/t 2banon Feb 2014 #39

There may be five justices that are a real problem in terms of truedelphi Feb 2014 #15

I don't disagree with you at all. Laelth Feb 2014 #21

K & R malaise Feb 2014 #17

"hauled out and handcuffed"? heaven05 Feb 2014 #22

You think everyone has the legal right to interrupt court proceedings? That isn't free speech. Gravitycollapse Feb 2014 #32

Somethings REQUIRE disruption. And this Court, this hearing does. 2banon Feb 2014 #40

Sure, but that doesn't make it a legal right. Gravitycollapse Feb 2014 #46

Did I say it did? 2banon Feb 2014 #47

Was I speaking to you in the first place? No I wasn't. Gravitycollapse Feb 2014 #51

collapse? heaven05 Feb 2014 #55

“haranguing”? zappaman Feb 2014 #24

I may not like their decisions, but I'd rather they decide treestar Feb 2014 #25

uh.. Citizens United was case law and precedent? hmm. 2banon Feb 2014 #49

did you read the opinion? treestar Feb 2014 #53

wow. just wow. 2banon Feb 2014 #56

But several of the supreme court justices are in fact self righteous know-it alls. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #64

Supreme Court lsewpershad Feb 2014 #27

This guy made my Christmas list. santamargarita Feb 2014 #28

He didn't pay to speak. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #30

Bingo TroglodyteScholar Feb 2014 #50

Yes. That idea is spot on. $1 =1 vote. glinda Feb 2014 #52

They still let US Citizens into the Supreme Court building?!?! blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #31

I am sure Alito was furiously shaking his head kairos12 Feb 2014 #33

I thought this would be about Clarence Thomas actually saying something. Democracyinkind Feb 2014 #34

My kind of human. byronius Feb 2014 #36

Citizens United is Fascism. maindawg Feb 2014 #42

Kai Newkirk is a hero. blackspade Feb 2014 #43

Challenging the Master is always difficult nikto Feb 2014 #44

This Supreme Corporatist Court has been increasingly Haranguing LarryNM Feb 2014 #45

Thank you, Kai Newkirk, for shooting rockets up the assholes of five assholes indepat Feb 2014 #48

oh the irony.... mike_c Feb 2014 #57

Free speech is not allowed OldHippieChick Feb 2014 #61

Asking for justice by interrupting the Supreme Corporation of the United States. Right. jtuck004 Feb 2014 #60

The k Berlum Feb 2014 #62

the supreme court is not used to hearing from the lowly people...they are above 'outbursts' spanone Feb 2014 #65