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Former Chief Justice John Marshall was born 250 years ago today
Me
| 9/24/05
Posted on 09/24/2005 8:44:35 AM PDT by Borges
From Wikipedia: John Marshall (September 24, 1755 – July 6, 1835), Chief Justice of the United States and principal founder of American constitutional law and the Supreme Court of the United States' power of judicial review.Legacy Marshall wrote several important Supreme Court opinions, including:
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Fletcher v. Peck (1816)
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819)
Cohens v. Virginia (1821)
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
Worcester v. Georgia (1832)
TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: chiefjustice; happybirthday; johnmarshall; scotus
Marshall University President Stephen J. Kopp cuts the first piece of an 8-foot-by-4-foot sheet cake Thursday during Marshall University's 250th birthday celebration of Chief Justice John Marshall.
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posted on
09/24/2005 8:44:35 AM PDT
by
Borges
To: Borges
If he were nominated today
(keep in mind the *if*)
He'd be filibustered.
Too extreme.
John Jay would be filibustered too. Another extremist.
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posted on
09/24/2005 8:47:57 AM PDT
by
Halfmanhalfamazing
(You upgraded to Linux? No, I'm not surprised your computer works properly now. Amazing, no?)
To: Halfmanhalfamazing
John Jay would be filibustered too. Another extremist.
I can just see Ted Kennedy yelling "How do you explain this reactionary palaver Sir?? And waving The 'Federalist Papers' in the air as if it were Mein Kampf"
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posted on
09/24/2005 8:53:16 AM PDT
by
Borges
To: Borges
ROFL
The sad thing is.... Kennedy would never get voted out. He'll retire and be replaced by another left wing whackjob.
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posted on
09/24/2005 9:02:48 AM PDT
by
Halfmanhalfamazing
(You upgraded to Linux? No, I'm not surprised your computer works properly now. Amazing, no?)
Comment #5 Removed by Moderator
To: Borges
Didn't Helen Thomas provide coverage of his birth?
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posted on
09/24/2005 10:48:01 AM PDT
by
politicalwit
(Due to the shortage of virgins, all suicide bombings have been cancelled.)
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