I totally dig the Supremes. Nope, I'm not talking about Diana Ross and the Ross-ettes, I'm talking about our very own United States Supreme Court Justices. Let's give it up for the Bench Posse!

While Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was giving a speech at a Hattiesburg high school, two reporters were forced to erase the recordings they were making of the proceedings, even though there had been no prior warning that such recordings were forbidden. A federal marshal forcibly took the recording device from one of the reporters, and the other was told she could only get her recording device back if she erased the tape in front of a marshal.

You must be asking yourself, what could be more ironic than a Supreme Court Justice violating the freedom of the press? Well, according to CNN, "The exchange occurred in the front row of the school auditorium while Scalia spoke on the Constitution."

The US government has acknowledged the mistake, thanks to the federal judge who ruled they had to, and Scalia, ever the class act, has apologized and promised to make his no-recordings policy clear in the future. This lack of clarity seems to be an on-going problem for Scalia, since a similar situation occurred in April of this year when Scalia ordered US Marshals to seize the tapes of reporters who were taping his speeches to two religious schools in Mississippi.

The tragic irony of Scalia's behavior won't come as a shock to any of my fellow Scalia buffs, knowing as we do that our boy Antonin has a history of flipping the bird at fundamental codes of ethics whenever they try to assert themselves against his personal wishes. For those who aren't as familiar with Justice Scalia, let me give you just one example of what I mean:

Back in January of this year, Scalia went duck hunting at a private camp in southern Louisiana with Vice President Dick Cheney. Now, Scalia and Cheney go way back, and both are avid hunters, so a little boy-bonding wouldn't normally raise any eyebrows. However, a few people found it in poor taste that those two were choosing to bond only a few weeks after the Court agreed to take up the Vice President's appeal in lawsuits over his handling over his handling of the Energy Task force. Some legal experts even went so far as to question Scalia's impartiality, but Scalia rejected that concern (and subtly insulted those making it) by saying, "I do not think my impartiality could reasonably be questioned."

Now, perhaps, you will see how my perverse sense of humor is satisfied by the Supremes. I've long thought that the best joke is one that makes you both laugh and weep at the same time.