[Congressman Billybob]

Congressman Coble was dead wrong in his comments about the jailing of Japanese-Americans (about half of them, or 110,000) by Executive Order of President Roosevelt, at the outset of WW II. Even the courts have recognized that this was constitutionally wrong.

The lead case was Korematsu v. US, 1944, approving the jailings for racial identity only, no charges, no trials. A minority of 3 Justices said this "goes beyond the outer limits" of the power of a Commander-in-Chief, and into "the ugly abyss of racism." Fred Korematsu himself went back to court 45 years later, and had his conviction thrown out as violating the Constitution.

One of my eight books was on those internments, Manzanar, and I practice in the Supreme Court. I condemn in advance ANYONE who attempts to defend this excreable decision of the US Supreme Court.

Congressman Billybob

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[k2blader]

Agreed. Thank you.

[aristeides]

I condemn in advance ANYONE who attempts to defend this excreable decision of the US Supreme Court.

You're condemning me, then.

Have you, by any chance, read Lowman's book MAGIC? If you have not, may I suggest you do so before opining on this subject. Before judging what the government did, you really should know why it did it.

[cynicom]

Bob..

I dare say you have never read of the Niihau affair???? If you have not, then your condemnation is in error.