Roberts to Lead Delegation of Six Supreme Court Justices at Obama Address

Chief Justice Roberts

 Bloomberg   "Kathy Arberg, the Supreme Court’s spokeswoman, said six of the nine justices plan to go tonight. Though she wouldn’t provide the names, Justice Samuel Alito is in Hawaii and Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas previously all but ruled out attending."

Justice Alito's "YOU LIE" Moment Youtube video via Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion

Justice Alito Skips Town ahead of 2011 SOTU "Concerned Women for America President Wendy Wright said she is not surprised by Alito’s scheduled absence. “I think everyone knew [he would be absent] from the moment Obama unfairly criticized the justices,” she said.
"Wright said that Obama acted in an uncivil manner when he attacked the justices in front of Congress in a way, she said, that incited hostility towards them. She also asserted that Obama verbally attacked the justices with “falsehoods.”"....

"Wright said Obama’s actions were grossly inappropriate. His actions were made worse by the fact that the justices are bound by protocols from responding to the address."....

"Since the last address, many justices had been critical of the atmosphere in Congress during the address. Despite his absence last year, Justice Antonin Scalia told the Federalist Society that the address had become a “juvenile spectacle.”  (Emphasis added with great relish.)
"Clarence Thomas told The Associated Press that there are a lot of things that happened behind the scenes. He described catcalls, whooping and hollering, and under-the-breath comments.
"The justices said this was especially true during last year's remarks, when there were plenty of clapping and laughter. Roberts called that night a “political pep rally.”"
Democrats turn funerals into pep rallies, why not the State of the Union?