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To: Ditto
Again, you are simply wrong. Taney did not cite Article IV in his decision.

He did so indirectly. He focused more on states being required to respect the laws of other states. Article IV is implicit in his legal reasoning.

Perhaps you should read his argument?

849 posted on 09/02/2015 6:55:58 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: DiogenesLamp
He did so indirectly. He focused more on states being required to respect the laws of other states.

Which is exactly what the lower state court did in awarding Scott his freedom! The Missouri Supreme court with a majority pro slavery bench overturned that verdict and said in effect that we used to respect other states laws, but times have changed and we will no longer respect them even though Article IV says we have to.

852 posted on 09/02/2015 8:41:22 AM PDT by Ditto
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