Why is the nation fixated on Brett “Bart” Kavanaugh’s Georgetown Prep ‘83 yearbook? Sure, there’s explicit misogyny, celebration of binge drinking, alcohol-soaked days and nights, and coded references to vandalism, encounters with police, and potentially darker, shameful incidents.
But Kavanaugh isn’t the only high-court justice with a high-school yearbook that raises more questions than answers about his suitability to make decisions that shape the lives of every man, woman, and child in the United States.
After countless minutes of research, I have uncovered the dark secrets of “esteemed” Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer, appointed to the court in 1994 by Bill Clinton, confirmed by the Senate 87-9. (American heroes Jesse Helms, Dan Coats, and Trent Lott were among the few brave enough to oppose Breyer.)
We know from his official biography that Breyer barely graduated from San Francisco’s co-educational, public magnet Lowell High School in 1955 near the top of his class. I have uncovered the yearbook that fills in the missing pieces to that convenient story.
Without further ado, here’s what the 1955 Lowell High School yearbook reveals about who Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer really is — or, as he was known in those days, “Steve.”
FORENSIC SOCIETY
The seeds of Breyer’s dark ambition to our land’s highest court were sown early.
”According to Mr. Lorbeer, the sponsor of Lowell’s Forensics Society, the group this year is one of the best he has ever coached.”
“Forensics”? What does that word even mean? Is this some kind of CSI reference?
”College has claimed such outstanding debaters as Stephen Breyer...”
At least Breyer, like Kavanaugh, went on to an elite college, though he attended Stanford before becoming a Marshall Scholar at Oxford and graduating from Harvard Law magna cum laude.
Take a closer look (top photo): Breyer can barely keep his “debating” trophy upright, resting it on his v-neck sweater.
Look at that sheepish smile, if you can.
“MANY SUCCESSFUL DANCES”
We next find “Steve” Breyer appearing in the “STUDENT BODY DANCE COMMITTEE.” Why is that all in caps in the yearbook? We may never know. Breyer stands in the back row of the group photograph.
“Carol Karstensen, committee chairman, knows how every member cooperated to the utmost to make all the dances successful.”
How did Breyer cooperate to the “utmost”?
As you can see from the photos of the dances, the men and women appear to be talking with each other, moving awkwardly to music and are even holding hands in some cases.
Admittedly, unlike Kavanaugh’s yearbook, there are no solo cups or kegs to be seen, but suits and ties are everywhere.
If this is what Lowell High School students and faculty considered “successful,” it’s no wonder that Breyer went on to be part of the Watergate prosecution team — much as Kavanaugh was part of the Ken Starr team.
Finally: note the yearbook only says “Many Successful Dances.” How many? Three? Ten? One hundred?
It wasn’t just debating and dances that Breyer got himself into at high school...
SOCCER TEAM MAKES “PLAYOFFS”
In addition to the Forensics Society and Student Body Dance Committee, “Steve” Breyer also was a member of the Lowell High School soccer team. Is that even a sport?
What kind of lessons does soccer teach a young person? At least real American football teaches men the necessity of smashing opponents with brute physical force in order to win and frequently results in debilitating brain damage.
Honestly, I can’t even speak more about this “Soccer Team” revelation.
There’s even more.
“SCROLL AND L” SOCIETY
“Bart” Kavanaugh’s Georgetown Prep yearbook entry flaunts his membership in the “Renate Alumnius,” “Beach Week Ralph Club,” “Malibu Fan Club,” “Keg City Club,” and “Rehobeth Police Fan Club (with Shorty).” At Yale, he joined Delta Kappa Epsilon and Truth & Courage.
Likewise, “Steve” Breyer was a proud member of a secret society in high school, so secret it earned one of the first pages in the yearbook: the “Scroll and L Society.”
Scroll & L hid in plain sight as the “boys’ honor society.” The members were “chosen because of their leadership, service, and high scholarship” — clearly code for underage drinking and unchaperoned partying. Tell me—where’s the “honor” in that?
Not only that, the members of Scroll & L (with the girls’ “honor” society Shield & L) “plan the Newcomer’s Reception and May Carnival” and “help to keep order at the rallies and games.”
No matter what side of the aisle we’re on, I hope we can come together as a nation to agree that the Scroll and L hat was silly.
The real truth about “Steve” Breyer is here for all to see — he spent his high school years throwing “dances” and “receptions” and “carnivals” and “rallies” when he wasn’t winning “trophies” for “debating” or making the “playoffs” playing “soccer.”
I didn’t have time to dig deeper into Breyer’s past, but I hear he was also an “Eagle Scout,” with a reputation as the “troop brain.”
“Steve” doesn’t seem like a sufficient nickname for Supreme Court Justice Stephen J. Breyer. After this deep dive into his past, I’m going to be calling him “Party Boy” Breyer—and I hope you do too.
Maybe it's just me, but it seems like a reasonable bar for being one of nine Supreme Court Justices in a nation of 325 million is that your yearbook entry demonstrates good judgment and circumspection as a 17-year-old.
It’s too late to stop Party Boy Breyer— but there’s still time to keep Kavanaugh off the bench.
If you agree with me that the nation can’t afford more people like Party Boy Breyer on the Supreme Court, please call your senators now: Stop Bart Kavanaugh.