Alito not attending State of Union

 After experiencing an unbelievable banana republic moment, why would any justice subject themselves to that theatre?
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito made headlines back in January when he mouthed some mild disapproval during President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address as Obama made false statements about the Court's landmark free speech ruling in Citizens United v. F.E.C. Speaking in New York last week, Alito made it clear he won't be sitting through another such presidential performance.

http://reason.com/blog/2010/10/18/shocking-news-of-the-century-j