Not because I think I'm qualified from a legal standpoint, nor because I think i have the networking/political skills to get apointed. Rather, I think i could make a good addition by the simple fact that i'm clearly funnier than the current justices.
Here's an article on how "funny" the justices are: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/31/politics/31mirth.html?ex=1293685200&en=2d1a77a89002c6a5&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Apparently, some professor counted up how many times a justice got "laughter" in the transcripts of the oral arguments. Then, he looked to see which justice had the most check marks. I'll give the professor credit though, as he admits that his "study" is not perfect in that it doesn't measure the quality of the laughter after each joke. Btw, here's the gem of the article:
The simple notation "[laughter]" does not, moreover, distinguish between "a series of small chuckles" and "a joke that brought the house down." Nor, Professor Wexler said, does it separate "the genuine laughter brought about by truly funny or clever humor and the anxious kind of laughter that arises when one feels nervous or uncomfortable or just plain scared for the nation's future."
Gee, i wonder if the professor is liberal.
Anyway, here is a typical exchange by the wonka wonka justices.
Consider, for instance, the golden opportunity on Halloween this year when a light bulb in the courtroom's ceiling exploded during an argument.
It takes two justices, it turns out, to screw up a light bulb joke.
"It's a trick they play on new chief justices all the time," Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., who joined the court that month, said of the explosion.
"[Laughter.]"
"Happy Halloween," Justice Scalia retorted.
"[Laughter.]"
And then, the kicker. "We're even more in the dark now than before," Chief Justice Roberts said.
"[Laughter.]"
And finally, i have to include this great description of Justice Ginsburg [ugh, i can't un-italics]
"It is widely believed that Justice Ginsburg doesn't even laugh herself, much less make others laugh," Professor Wexler, a law clerk for her in 1998 and 1999, wrote. "I can attest that she does, in fact, laugh. Maybe not often, perhaps not loudly or with great vigor and the wild waving of arms, but laugh she does."
