Decades might be a bit much. But if a black man had been sitting at Newt Gingrich's desk after storming the capitol supporting Al Gore's demand the electors not be counted, many would likely see it differently.
And before you crucify me, I am one of the documented Freepers who protested OUTSIDE the Tallahassee captitol in support of Bush.
“But if a black man had been sitting at Newt Gingrich’s desk after storming the capitol supporting Al Gore’s demand the electors not be counted, many would likely see it differently.”
Trespass is trespass.
A judge should see things correctly.
Lady Justice wears a blindfold for a reason.