They were the product of Maryland aristocratic society. Of course they knew each other and were friends. Taney should have recused himself and let another Federal Judge handle the case. As it was, he embarrassed himself with his partisan showboating.
PROVE IT. It should be simple - a letter from Taney to Merryman or vice-versa. A cewnsus showing them living with a few blocks - not 23 miles might help. Chief Justice Taney and Merry lived in the same state - that's the extent of their relationship.
Incorrect. You purported that Rehnquist had cited the passage as a critique of Taney when in fact he was only demonstrating northern newspaper opinion. You then subsequently tried to pass off the Times quote as a news article when in fact it was an editorial.
You only complain about the Times quotation, but are unable to refute it.
Incorrect again. The Times editorial falsely claimed that Taney and Merryman were neighbors. This is refuted by the documented fact that Merryman lived in Cockeysville for virtually all of his life while Taney never lived anywhere near Cockeysville at any time in his life.
They were the product of Maryland aristocratic society.
They were products of two different eras in time of Maryland society. Taney was over 80 years old and Merryman was in his 30's.
Of course they knew each other and were friends
...a claim that you have never evidenced and never substantiated.
Actually, he has fairly shown several problems with The New York Times's coverage of the Merryman incident, to which you appeal ad verecundiam. It isn't for him to refute, but only to subvert, the authority to which you appeal, in practicing your deception.
You're the one with the burden of proof, not he. Put up or shut up. You don't have anything better than your weevilly New York Times screed? Justice Rehnquist may have been taken in, which is regrettable, but it isn't incumbent on GOPcapitalist or anyone else to follow him in error. Particularly if you say so, deceiver.
I am the product of oil-patch society. Former President Bush once ran Zapata Corp., back in the day, with Hugh Liedtke. Obviously I know President Bush -- hell, I just got my hair cut Saturday in a barbershop where Bush's picture hangs on the wall, from when he got his hair cut there eight or nine years ago. We live about two miles apart. We obviously know each other.
President Bush should have recused himself from sending me an IRS tax bill in 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992. You think I could have got cut some slack on 1993, too, seeing that he was in office for 20 days right at the beginning of the year.
Suuuuure.
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