[tort_feasor]

In March of 1857, the United States Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, declared that all blacks -- slaves as well as free -- were not and could never become citizens of the United States. The court also declared the 1820 Missouri Compromise unconstitutional, thus permiting slavery in all of the country's territories....Taney -- a staunch supporter of slavery and intent on protecting southerners from northern aggression -- wrote in the Court's majority opinion that, because Scott was black, he was not a citizen and therefore had no right to sue
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2933.html

[expatguy]

Thank you very much for posting that.

The time has come for action and not words.

Time to form a human chain around Terri.