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Posted: 3/17/2008 5:52:19 PM EDT
Another thread tonight made me want to go down and see how many people are camping out, in an attempt to get seats for the Heller arguments.
Sorry for the shitty pictures  Front of the line. These people apparently arrived yesterday afternoon.  A guy with several "Guns Save Lives" plackards.  I wonder if he'll be allowed to take them in. More of the line, with the Supreme Court building in the background  Some people already getting to sleep.  Others playing cards. Judging by the empty pizza boxes, you CAN get pizza delivered to the sidewalk in front of the Supreme Court  Already four media trucks. Everyone was very nicely behaved. I didn't see any security or police or anything. Just some reporters and cameramen (mostly sitting in their vans)  |
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Posted: 3/17/2008 5:55:10 PM EDT
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Thanks for the pics.
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Posted: 3/17/2008 5:55:53 PM EDT
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Were they all pro gun?
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Posted: 3/17/2008 5:58:35 PM EDT
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My impression was that a LOT of them were law school students, so I'm not sure a lot of them were staunchly pro- or anti-. My guess is that of the ones who are strongly on one side or the other, the majority of the people who went to the trouble of camping out are por-gun. |
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Posted: 3/17/2008 6:00:00 PM EDT
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Thank you!
I'd have been there if I could have gotten the time off. |
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Posted: 3/17/2008 6:00:57 PM EDT
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Sweet!
So are you in line? |
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Posted: 3/17/2008 6:01:43 PM EDT
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I wish you could have gotten a better picture of the Guns save life.
Was it Gunssavelife.com? That is a pro-gun group from my county here in IL. They would love good pictures for the newspaper. |
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Posted: 3/17/2008 6:02:35 PM EDT
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Damn, thats a cold night!
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Posted: 3/17/2008 6:06:07 PM EDT
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All this fanfare...and we'll actually get a ruling when?
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Posted: 3/17/2008 6:10:48 PM EDT
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When we were standing at the back of the line, and I'm guessing there were at least 60-70 people, my wife asked me if I wanted to get in (and she could have gone back to the house and grabbed a sleeping back for me) - but because I didn't know how many seats are available, I didn't want to take a chance and spend all night out there, just to discover that there were only 30 seats for the public. 
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Posted: 3/17/2008 6:11:40 PM EDT
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They really let these people who have been squatting outside like teenagers before a rock show, in to see the proceedings? I think that's good and all, but is there a dress/hygiene code they have to follow? I know there is for regular court. Just curious, I've never been to the Supreme Court.
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Posted: 3/17/2008 6:12:17 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/17/2008 6:12:51 PM EDT
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I would want a gun with me.
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Posted: 3/17/2008 6:16:05 PM EDT
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Where's the monkey pic? Sorry - I always wanted to say that.
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Posted: 3/17/2008 6:18:29 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/17/2008 6:23:15 PM EDT
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Are you wearing an AR15.com tee shirt or anything?
Cool that we have you on the scene. |
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Posted: 3/17/2008 6:24:46 PM EDT
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You abandoned your Mod post just to take pictures of nerds?
For shame. |
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Posted: 3/17/2008 6:25:40 PM EDT
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I don't get it. |
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Posted: 3/17/2008 6:25:49 PM EDT
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June 08 I believe. 5sub |
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Posted: 3/17/2008 6:27:07 PM EDT
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I regularly hassle Johnny_Reno if he neglects to include a picture of a monkey in his "Pictures in the News' recurring threads.
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Posted: 3/17/2008 6:27:42 PM EDT
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You obviously don't click on Johnny_Reno's Pics in the News posts.
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Posted: 3/17/2008 6:27:50 PM EDT
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I figured it would be a calming influence. |
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Posted: 3/17/2008 6:29:48 PM EDT
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Makes sense. This Supreme Court hearing will be a truly momentous event............a once in a lifetime opportunity. 5sub |
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Posted: 3/17/2008 7:02:51 PM EDT
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this thread made it on to Volokh
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Posted: 3/17/2008 7:25:24 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/17/2008 8:24:59 PM EDT
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For the record I'm still in MS, using my spring break to repair my shooting range from winter erosion and to start studying for finals.... |
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Posted: 3/17/2008 8:28:25 PM EDT
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I was thinking it would be funny if some of them were packin. |
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Posted: 3/17/2008 9:25:05 PM EDT
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So they only get to be in there for 3 minutes and they move then next group in? Hope that's 3 minutes of in session, I'd hate to have 3 minutes while one or more of the justices was on a potty break
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Posted: 3/18/2008 5:37:20 AM EDT
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So where do you go take a dump at?
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Posted: 3/18/2008 5:37:50 AM EDT
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Depends. |
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Posted: 3/18/2008 5:43:31 AM EDT
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Steps of the Capitol? 
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Posted: 3/18/2008 5:48:38 AM EDT
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I think it might be a little longer than 3 minutes. But yes, they do only get to sit for a short period of time and then a new group will get to sit. |
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Posted: 3/18/2008 7:21:48 AM EDT
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Actually, I believe there are TWO lines set up in the morning. One if for people that actually get to sit there for the entire session (starts seating at 9:30 AM), and the other line is for people that just get to quiety shuffle through (starting at 10:00 AM) - and see a couple of minutes. The people camping out are there for the former. |
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