Someone asked bush what kind of judge he would appoint to the supreme court if given the opportunity.

He said that he would like to appoint a justice like the one who heard the dread scott v. Sandford case.

When I heard him mention the Dread Scott Case, I couldn’t believe it. I thought that I was misremembering the case, because it was such a blunder.

For anyone who is not familier with the case, the supreme court’s findings were as follows:

– No Negroes, not even free Negroes, could ever become citizens of the United States. They were “beings of an inferior order” not included in the phrase “all men” in the Declaration of Independence nor afforded any rights by the Constitution.

– The exclusion of slavery from a U.S. territory in the Missouri Compromise was an unconstitutional deprivation of property (Negro slaves) without due process (prohibited by the Fifth Amendment)

– Dred Scott was not free, because Missouri law alone applied after he returned there.

This entry was posted on Friday, October 8th, 2004 at 10:54 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.