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Originally posted by smooth
I agree with Charlatan.
Supreme Court proceedings aren't open to the public, mass media rarely disseminate their names, and only a few cases are highly publicized.
Where would people consistently expose themselves to the Justices' names--by reading case law all day?
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But they represent an
entire branch of government, or at least its most visible manifestation, and they have the power to check the other two. Even if they're appointed, not elected, they are still powerful people whose decisions have an impact on our lives, and I would expect responsible citizens (ha) to have some idea of even ONE name. ONE!!!
As to where people would be exposed ot their names, try the newspaper, NPR, and (every time a major case is decided) television news. They talk about which ones are going to retire every time they argue about GWB appointing judges. For fucks sake there are ONLY NINE OF THEM. It's not like it's that hard to remember ONE! It's just a piece of information I would expect people to know if they had the least modicum of interest in our government, which apparently 66% of my fellow citizens do not. It's disgraceful.