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"It’s clear as day the Electoral College is, to quote the great Justice Jackson a national suicide pact,"

Who?

32 posted on 09/02/2024 4:59:10 AM PDT by Rummyfan ( In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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To: Rummyfan

Robert Jackson.


36 posted on 09/02/2024 5:11:38 AM PDT by Lisbon1940 (I don’t see why they would)
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To: Rummyfan; Ann Archy
From the article: The media pundit’s statement referenced a quote from Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson, who wrote in 1949 that the Supreme Court "will convert the constitutional Bill of Rights into a suicide pact" if it doesn’t balance its "doctrine logic with a little practical wisdom."
58 posted on 09/02/2024 6:04:20 AM PDT by KevinB (Word for the day: "kakistocracy" - a society governed by its least suitable or competent thicitizens)
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