Supreme Court's Scalia, Breyer Talk Twitter, Friendship With Elena Kagan During Capitol Appearance (VIDEO)

Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Stephen Breyer talked about Twitter and their friendship with Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan on Thursday.

During an appearance before a House Judiciary subcommittee, House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers said he had a question for the Justices but that staff had warned him that it was out of bounds.

Scalia responded, "Mr. Chairman, we're both friends of Elena Kagan, and I don't think we're willing to go beyond that." People at the hearing laughed.

Conyers said that wasn't his question. He never asked it.

Scalia and Breyer were there to talk about the Administrative Conference of the United States. Scalia was chairman and Breyer served as a Senate liaison for the regulation-studying body.

During a line of questioning about public commenting for the Administrative Conference, the justices were asked about Twitter.

Scalia told the panel that he has heard of Twitter but that he doesn't know what it's all about (his wife calls him "Mr. Clueless").

Justice Stephen Breyer on the other hand, told the panel that he was "hypnotized" with the microblogging site during the 2009 protests in Iran.

WATCH: Justices Talk About Twitter

(via The Washington Post's Federal Eye)

Comments

[Clevelandinwi]

08:52 AM on 05/29/2010

Just got an email - skaleeeeeyaaaaah bases his belief on the Catholic church's belief in the infallibility of the pope and the Bible - he treats the Constitution like Christians treat the Bible! Wow! Is that nuts, or what?

[Clevelandinwi]

08:48 AM on 05/29/2010

.............................................skaleeeeeeeya's constitutional beliefs. People seem to just accept them - even when they make no sense! The constitution is not a DEAD document - the founders never meant for it to be, and they said so - over and over and over again. I just don't get it. Is skaleeeeeya less than the brightest and does he use the inane belief as a cover? Also, did you notice that the dandierandiepaul sounds like clarencethomas? Or maybe it was clarencethomas's wife.

[Clevelandinwi]

08:42 AM on 05/29/2010

antonioskaleeeeyaaaaah's wife sure has him pegged, huh? It really is too bad that more law school professors (not from harvard or yale) don't speak out on ska

[Soulsurfer]

09:40 AM on 05/24/2010

When I saw Scalia on '60 Minutes' last year, I came away thinking the same thing as his wife. Also, that he is one of the most arrogant pr*cks I've ever seen.

[Clevelandinwi]

08:49 AM on 05/29/2010

The arrogance act is a cover for his ridiculous beliefs on the constitution.

[StarDagger]

12:19 AM on 05/24/2010

Mrs. Scalia at least has that much discernment, I bet she wishes she knew that when she married this radical right wing nut case.

[Oonagh]

10:42 PM on 05/23/2010

I bet his wife knows him better than anyone and I would put my money on it that she is right.. I too think that he is clueless.

[Kellyk311]

10:34 PM on 05/23/2010

Well Mr Scalia, your wife and I have at least that in common.

[david5000]

09:43 PM on 05/23/2010

Both judges look like they need some Caribbean vacation, they have no color , they look very sick in need of sun and a sun tan..

Is there any windows at the supreme court?

[hawkny]

07:46 PM on 05/23/2010

So, Judge Scalia get his decision guidance from Rome? From this pope? Who is his contact, Cardinal Law?

[Littlewords]

06:15 PM on 05/23/2010

Wife calls him clueless while our constitution calls him activist!

[TeraWatt60]

02:23 PM on 05/23/2010

Mr. Clueless huh? that is the most g-rated description I suppose....

[DevonTexas]

01:21 PM on 05/23/2010

out of the mouths of wives!

[Chase Price]

11:19 AM on 05/23/2010

Mrs. Scalia, welcome to our world...

[Politisizer]

08:32 AM on 05/23/2010

Scalia told the panel that ... his wife calls him "Mr. Clueless"

Don't we all...

[GTFOOH]

09:12 PM on 05/23/2010

Obviously she got smarter as the marriage went along!

[Auduboner]

01:30 AM on 05/23/2010

The Mrs. calls him clueless. That makes Her much smarter than Him, in my book... She can actually recognize a fact when it is placed in front of her, whereas He...