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    Mar272013

    What if SCOTUS Sounded Like Americans?

    DateWednesday, March 27, 2013 at 09:38AM

    Decorum doesn’t mean using the right fork—unless your audience cares deeply about using the right fork. So what if the Supreme Court justices were plunked down in average America and forced to speak decorously?

    See this Onion piece. It will forever change your notion of decorum.

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