709 Walt] Such as?
MY POST NUMBER 663
During the ACW, Congress curtailed the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court...
Oh, -Congress- did.
You said President Lincoln did.
I guess you were just a little confused.
Abraham Lincoln and every one else who participated in these events is long dead. They faced situations that you have not, and they reacted in a certain way. You attempt to besmirch what they found laudable -- I mean President Lincoln -was- re-elected in a landslide, after all.
Making modern day judgements on historical people is just silly. Even in 1866, there was an entirely different set of circumstances facing the Justices, and they, like the Justices of WWI and WWII, reacted differently than they did during war time. They were only human -- just like Lincoln was. You throw up your hands in dsgust at actions that they found on the whole pretty reasonable. It doesn't seem like you are interested in a fair or even useful examination of these events.
Walt
I see your point. This proves he is in good company.
1972
Richard M. Nixon
520 electoral votes
46,740,323
George McGovern
17 electoral votes
28,901,598