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Mr. Am I Being Detained

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My galaxy brain take is the court would be like 15% less megalomaniacal if they got rid of the robes, it’s human nature to feel vaguely like a wizard when you wear one

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Kindler's avatar Kindler @kindler.bsky.social
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Nah, the likes of Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, etc. would be exactly the same even if they were wearing Hello Kitty pajamas.

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Virginia S. O'Possum's avatar Virginia S. O'Possum @virginiaopossum.bsky.social
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Maybe the answer is that all the rest of us should start wearing robes, too.

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Frying Pan's avatar Frying Pan @bluemirrah.bsky.social
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It would be like when you see a collie drenched in water. One second magnificent, the next, "OMG it's a chihuahua."

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Bridget Copley PhD's avatar Bridget Copley PhD @moppety.bsky.social
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I just wore regalia for a thesis defense in the Netherlands, can confirm

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They Might Be David's avatar They Might Be David @aferaldavid.bsky.social
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The Canadian supreme court has even weirder robes and while we have our problems they are not catastrophic in the same way

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Rachel A. Rosen's avatar Rachel A. Rosen @darkerthanvanta.bsky.social
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I agree. I have space wizard robes and I am insufferable when I put them on.

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Also, do they need a fucking law palace, really? Can't they just work out of a storefront with no AC next to an underperforming Chinese restaurant and an IGA?

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At some point, they become one with the robe and are forced to do what it wills.

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Orlando Sessions 's avatar Orlando Sessions @justtheb.bsky.social
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they are certainly performing some magical rabbit out of the hat jurisprudence

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