I’m going to ramble a bit today. Independence Day has always been my favorite holiday. I think that may go back to growing up in Western New York where it was the holiday where I had the best chance of having baseball weather. Considerably later in life my wife and I actually had our first date on a July 4th. Today I’ll stick to politics with a bit of baseball thrown in at the conclusion.
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I’ve Seen The Worst (But I Fear It’s Not Over)
I was not alive for the Dred Scott decision in 1857, Plessy v Ferguson decision in 1896 or Korematsu in 1944. In my adult lifetime I have seen plenty of very bad Supreme Court decisions and I’d like to briefly discuss a few today. Let’s explore. Continue reading I’ve Seen The Worst (But I Fear It’s Not Over)