JaymesRS

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[–] JaymesRS 2 points 9 months ago

If you ever learned about slavery in the lead up to the U. S. civil war, I’d be surprised if it wasn’t taught (whether or not you remember it is another matter). It was a pretty momentous decision widely recognized as one of the worst in US History. It stated at its basic level in a opinion written by the chief justice (Taney) that Black people could never be citizens of the United States and that Congress had no authority to stop or limit the spread of slavery into American territories.

I guess if you were in a school where you learned the “War of Northern Aggression” was over states rights it’s possible.

[–] JaymesRS 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Weird, how you keep taking this out of context from what I actually said. I said learn about, which, if you learned about Dred Scott, you very likely learned about the court decision under that court, you already openly acknowledged that most people would even be able to remember that outside of when they originally learned about it most likely in some sort of educational setting.

I never said anything about remembering trivia questions later in life, my point was only that they would learn about it (via its notable decisions) someday in a most likely school-like setting. Do you want to continue arguing about stuff I never said?

[–] JaymesRS 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

Weird how I specified the court (and thus their notable rulings which is generally how we discuss the court) under the person then and not the person themselves in my original comment and you still figured I was speaking about the individual person.

[–] JaymesRS 20 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Biden gets 80% of the vote = political suicide Trump gets 60% of the vote = massive victory.

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[–] JaymesRS 6 points 9 months ago (6 children)

At minimum, I remember spending a full day on Dred Scott in social studies in middle school. Some time between high school and college I learned about his secessionist views and fights with Lincoln.

[–] JaymesRS 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.”

—Theodore Parker

[–] JaymesRS 10 points 9 months ago (11 children)

My grandkids will learn about the Robert’s court in the same breath as Roger B. Taney’s.

[–] JaymesRS 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’m pretty sure Kentucky passed a bill saying that the replacement must be of the same party.

[–] JaymesRS 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I’m pretty up on news and the social media cycle around it. Literally no one said it proved he was innocent, almost everyone I saw had a take that was some variation of “look how dumb the prosecution is trying to push this so hard. They are making stupid mistakes trying to make this a big thing. ” Can you link to someone of substance, mainstream media or even a large follower count saying something otherwise?

[–] JaymesRS 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

What’s next, shorts, CoLLArEd ShiRTs, TIES‽

Where does this madness end‽

[–] JaymesRS 31 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You can have my “Tea, Earl Grey, Hot” when you pry it from my cold dead fingers.

[–] JaymesRS 8 points 9 months ago

"Trimming armour for free!"

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