they have lifetime tenure and can do what they want. they're not going to be reprimanded if they don't do it. but i think the chief justice sees that it's important as a show of unity for the supreme court to be able to show up at this. i wouldn't be surprised if a couple of the republican justices do show up. megyn: scalia and thomas normally skip it. the john paul stevens always skipped it, thinking it's not the place for a supreme court justice, up and down, do you stand, do you clap? now there could be a situation where only one block of the court showing up. when they talk about disaster, i think context was that it would be disasterous for the court, because it would underline the ideological leanings, 4-4, kennedy in the middle, and there's a question