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02-06-2015, 10:43 AM (This post was last modified: 02-06-2015 11:03 AM by L Verge.)
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RE: Lincoln and Taney
A very good synopsis, Thomas. Thank you.

Personally, I do not believe that it is fair to judge any of the Supreme Court justices who ruled in these touchy cases regarding slavery prior to the Civil War. Unlike some modern jurists who feel that they can dictate moral judgments, the primary duty of any appointed to the Supreme Court should be to interpret the laws and cases according to their constitutionality. If the feeling is strong that things need to be changed for the common good, then it is the responsibility of Congress to enact legislation or Constitutional amendments to that effect.

I have been meaning to mention that there is always a discussion as to how to pronounce "Taney." He was a Southern Marylander by birth, and the family's pronunciation (but not the spelling) was "Tawney." I have always suspected that, centuries before, the original spelling might have been with a "w" or "u" inserted that would make that pronunciation evident.
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Lincoln and Taney - L Verge - 02-03-2015, 07:56 PM
RE: Lincoln and Taney - RJNorton - 02-04-2015, 06:04 AM
RE: Lincoln and Taney - L Verge - 02-04-2015, 10:01 AM
RE: Lincoln and Taney - STS Lincolnite - 02-04-2015, 10:26 AM
RE: Lincoln and Taney - HerbS - 02-04-2015, 08:10 AM
RE: Lincoln and Taney - L Verge - 02-04-2015, 07:41 PM
RE: Lincoln and Taney - Wild Bill - 02-04-2015, 10:15 AM
RE: Lincoln and Taney - Rick Smith - 02-04-2015, 07:15 PM
RE: Lincoln and Taney - HerbS - 02-04-2015, 07:56 PM
RE: Lincoln and Taney - LincolnToddFan - 02-05-2015, 10:05 PM
RE: Lincoln and Taney - L Verge - 02-04-2015, 08:23 PM
RE: Lincoln and Taney - Rick Smith - 02-04-2015, 09:15 PM
RE: Lincoln and Taney - STS Lincolnite - 02-04-2015, 10:03 PM
RE: Lincoln and Taney - L Verge - 02-05-2015, 10:04 AM
RE: Lincoln and Taney - Gene C - 02-05-2015, 11:26 AM
RE: Lincoln and Taney - HerbS - 02-05-2015, 07:00 AM
RE: Lincoln and Taney - Wild Bill - 02-05-2015, 09:05 AM
RE: Lincoln and Taney - L Verge - 02-05-2015, 03:23 PM
RE: Lincoln and Taney - HerbS - 02-05-2015, 06:14 PM
RE: Lincoln and Taney - Thomas Thorne - 02-06-2015, 03:27 AM
RE: Lincoln and Taney - LincolnToddFan - 02-06-2015, 10:25 AM
RE: Lincoln and Taney - L Verge - 02-06-2015 10:43 AM

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