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To: Warren_Piece

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


204 posted on 03/18/2005 11:05:58 AM PST by tort_feasor (FreeRepublic.com - Tommorrow's News, Today)
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To: tort_feasor
Thank you very much for posting that.

The time has come for action and not words.

Time to form a human chain around Terri.

256 posted on 03/18/2005 11:11:55 AM PST by expatguy (http://laotze.blogspot.com/)
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