[lentulusgracchus]

So Lincoln appointed Chase in 1864 because he knew there would be a secession case to be decided 5 years later? Damn.

Yes. Of course he did. Lincoln was a lawyer. He knew what Supreme Court votes were worth, to his need to be vindicated in what he'd done.

Your claim that the case was decided on biased politics and not the law is clearly false.

Chase's opinion was based on biased politics, and so my claim is correct.

[Non-Sequitur]

Yes. Of course he did. Lincoln was a lawyer. He knew what Supreme Court votes were worth, to his need to be vindicated in what he'd done.

Brilliant...compassionate...patriotic...and clairvoyant as well. Lincoln definitely was our most impressive president.