Now that the U.S. Supreme Court is back in the swing of things, so too is the arduous process ordinary citizens must endure to witness the justices at work—waiting hours for a slim chance to score a ticket.

It’s an awful tradition that undermines the very principles upon which the institution was built. A trip to see the high court at work requires taking a day off from your own job and spending hours braving the elements for merely the chance at a seat inside. Not exactly democracy in action.

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