see that big, pretty building up there with all those steps leading up its majestic entrance?
for 75 years, petitioners of the supreme court of the united states of america have boldly and freely trod those marble steps, passed between the eight mighty columns supporting an architrave upon which is carved "equal justice for all," and entered through its tall bronze doors that most exalted and sacrosanct chamber of american jurisprudence.
yeah well, no more--the front doors of our national court have now been sealed; henceforth, if you're a civilian who wishes to enter this building, you'll have to take off your shoes, empty your pockets, hunch your shoulders and cravenly sneak through an ignominious, newly-constructed [but oh-so-safe] side entrance.
kudos to justices ginsburg and breyer for being the only two on the court with the cojones to oppose this atrocity--and, while i'm at it, kudos to the state of israel for long ago demonstrating to the modern world its understanding that the possibility of occasional civilian bloodshed is a small price for a nation to pay in order to retain its freedom.
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I've walked through those majestic doors. They are very beautiful. But, the public does not get to go around the majestic spiral staircase of the Supreme Court:
http://crime.about.com/od/stats/ss/supctphoto_10.htm
Or, for that matter, the amazingly beautiful Supreme Court library:
http://www.supremecourthistory.org/works/supremecourthistory_works_howthecourtworks_11.htm
There has been a closure of so many of our public spaces and this is not a good thing.
The White House tours have been severely curtailed -- an amazing thing that everyone should see.
These are public institutions and the public cannot feel attached to our public spaces if we don't have them.
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