in the same room as history

[meitachi]

Quick trivia question:

Who was the first female U.S. Supreme Court Justice?

The answer is Sandra Day O'Connor.

Now, guess who showed up as a surprise speaker in my Constitutional Law class this morning?

Yes, that would be Justice O'Connor herself. Turns out she's in MO to speak and stopped by our school this morning, because the dean of our law school was one of her law clerks and our ConLaw professor is the only one in the law school who's argued in front of the Supreme Court.

Seriously, how cool is this? Maybe it's the geeky law student in me, but we've been reading Justice O'Connor's opinions in the past few weeks, and she shows up in person! Where else could this happen?

Fucking awesome.

(Even if I disagree with some of her political views/Constitutional interpretations. Still. She made history. So cool.)

Comments

[halcyon-morn.livejournal.com]

OMG SDO'C ♥

/constitutional law geek-out

[meiface.livejournal.com]

yes, yes, geek out with me! She was a very thoughtful, funny speaker for the hour we had her too. :D

[halcyon-morn.livejournal.com]

I think that kind of comes with the job (possible exception: Clarence Thomas, but I don't know, since all I've ever seen him do is doze off during important arguments). In high school I saw Scalia speak and was sort of horrified to find that he, too, was a thoughtful, funny speaker. People with whom I disagree about...almost everything shouldn't be allowed to be charming. :/

But Sandra Day. SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR. That's awesome. She was the only justice my high school Weeple (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_the_People:_The_Citizen_and_the_Constitution) team gave a nickname to, probably because she was an independent thinker on a polarized court. SDO'C (pronounced 'ess-dock') FTW!

[jaded-skys.livejournal.com]

YOU ARE ADORABLE. ALSO, THAT IS FRIGGIN AWESOME OMG! I WOULD DIE ALL OVER!

[meiface.livejournal.com]

THIS IS EXCITING FOR ME, OKAY? /geeky like the law-student she is

Sometimes school actually excites me! :D

[jaded-skys.livejournal.com]

Oh, trust. Don't get me near anything that has to do with my major. People avoid going to museums with me because I squee too hard.

[meiface.livejournal.com]

I find your major exciting and interesting also! :D

[jaded-skys.livejournal.com]

Sometimes! Only some of the time! Too much reading.

[chrestomanci]

Oh my god. I am so jealous ahhhhh. I feel like I am always hearing about her in govt classes, especially because you know, we can claim her as one of our own.

[filterpaper.livejournal.com]

GOD SO ENVIOUS OMG

[meiface.livejournal.com]

hahaha I told my friends, probably the person most excited to hear this news will be my Canadian high school friend. :| :|

[filterpaper.livejournal.com]

alksdfj dies I like, spent the next hour looking at Canadian unis and trying to figure out which would be likely to have a similarly (though that as) cool guest speaker...

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

fdsjalfd hot

[uminohikari.livejournal.com]

That is amazing!

[mardigrasmaven.livejournal.com]

That's so beast. That lady's a legend.

[tragic-elegance.livejournal.com]

Woah, that's really cool!

[risabet.livejournal.com]

!!! The geeky law school student in me is actually very, very jealous right now.

[meiface.livejournal.com]

:D! It was so exciting! Probably the most excited I've been as a law student - visiting a courthouse wasn't nearly so exciting.

[2naonh3-cl2.livejournal.com]

Mei, Mei, Mei! I don't know if you've seen this, but...OMG YOU NEED TO SEE THIS!!!!

http://community.livejournal.com/suchoddity/3689.html#cutid1

http://community.livejournal.com/suchoddity/tag/super+junior

[meiface.livejournal.com]

asdkj aww they're so cute. Well, the KangTeuk one was. I love chibis. As for the rest of her art, it's so pretty! I'm always amazed by people with artistic talent. I used to have some...