As we all know the taco supreme is modeled after the United States Supreme Court. Join us on our deep dive into Taco Bell, the Supreme Court and the scavenger hunt that is justice.
The year 1962 saw the landmark Supreme Court Engel v. Vitale. This case decided that it was unconstitutional for students to recite prayer in schools. Is it mere coincidence that in this same year Taco Bell was founded? Some say the two sides of a taco are two hands coming together for prayer. Ever since, Taco Bell has been a holy trip for teenagers after school and into the late hours of the night. Probably unrelated to recreational use of marijuana, after eating tacos many make exclamations such as “God dang that hit the spot” and “holy! I don’t regret this decision at all.”
The Supreme Court Justices serve for life in the same way a taco serves for life. A tacos life of course being much shorter. Lasting only from when you pick it up at the counter to about five minutes later when you’re eating it.
There are nine Supreme Court Justices. There are nine ingredients on a Taco Bell’s taco supreme:
- Taco shell
- Meat
- Cheese
- Lettuce
- Tomato
- Onions
- Sour cream
- Hot sauce
- And the envy of all your friends that don’t currently have a taco
The biggest different between the Supreme Court and Taco Bell is people tend to not drive their cars into Supreme Court Justices. A quick internet search on Ask Jeeves brings up many Taco Bell Car incidents. In 2020 alone there are numerous stories of people driving their car through a Taco Bell store in:
- Pittsfield, MA
- Jonesboro, AR
- Richland, PA
- York, PA
Of course, we shall not forget the biggest Taco Bell story of all time. In 2018, Montgomery, Texas a Taco Bell burned to the ground. To show support, over a baker’s dozen of people showed up to the tragic burnt down store to hold a vigil. During this vigil an angel from on high showed off her pipes to sing an improvised “bajaaaaaa blasttttt!” ditty. I highly recommend searching for it on Bing.
The Supreme Court takes tacos very seriously. In 1992 they handled the case Two Pesos, Inc v. Taco Cabano, Inc. in which the court ruled that Two Pesos was purposefully copying the design of Taco Cabana to deceive customers. Justice was served and Taco Cabana has flourished currently operating 166 locations.
No restaurant fully embraces the lack of separation between Court and Taco than Gov’t Taco in Baton Rouge, LA. Their Facebook page is filled with gems like In Tacos We Trust and Liberty, Justice & Tacos.
Justice is like a taco. Your mouth is the prison system. Everyone seeks justice but like when eating a taco, some ingredients fall to the side escaping your mouth. Especially with hard justice and hard tacos.
Neither the justice system nor a hard shell with meat, cheese and vegetables are perfect but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t taco ‘bout it.