If augurs well, I will be in Prof. Choper's Supreme Court seminar where 18 students get to play each of the 9 justices. Which one will I be? Who knows. But if I'm John Paul Stevens you better believe I'll be wearing a bow tie to class. This only raises a dilemma. What should I do if I'm any of the other eight? Tips, thoughts, comments are always appreciated. Here's a few that I've daydreamed about.
If Thomas, then sit in class and don't say a word all semester. Unfortunately I can't get up and wander around in the middle of class because Rehnquist is no longer on the Court. I could try to speak with that Ginsburg lisp. Leave messages on the Professor's phone saying, "Hello. This is David Souter. Please call me back when you have a free minute."
I know what "augur" means (not technically but that it is a synonym for bode) but I was never sure of the proper usage.
I thought the usage was "if it augurs well" or "if things augur well"?
http://www.anu.edu.au/andc/ozwords/May_2004/Mailbag.html
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=augur
I dunno.
Posted by: BTD_Venkat at May 20, 2006 08:40 PMMy undergraduate constitutional law classes included moot courts in which each person had to play either an attorney and write a brief, or a justice and write an opinion. Everyone had to participate in oral argument, though obviously this was easier when playing a justice than as counsel. Particularly when arguing before the guy who took his role as Scalia to be an indication that he should be a nitpicking jerk.
Posted by: PG at May 20, 2006 09:10 PMI think you're actually right. Note to self: Don't use augur in any form in any opinion I write as Roberts, CJ., for a Unanimous Tribunal.
Posted by: Armen at May 24, 2006 03:08 AM