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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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To: KevinB; Rummyfan; woodpusher

So in other words, Chris Hayes mangled the quotes meaning. Figures.

/The electoral college
//isn’t part of the Bill of Rights
///and Jackson’s words were from his dissent
////on the free speech case “Terminiello v. City of Chicago”


71 posted on 09/02/2024 6:52:08 AM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007 (There is nothing new under the sun.)
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