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(68,276 posts)Renew Deal
(84,709 posts)Who is Roger Taney?
mahatmakanejeeves
(68,276 posts)jmowreader
(52,906 posts)He's the person who authored the Dred Scott Decision.
mwmisses4289
(3,265 posts)Attilatheblond
(8,317 posts)mwmisses4289
(3,265 posts)5th chief Justice of scotus, rendered the Dred Scott decision.
mwmisses4289
(3,265 posts)markodochartaigh
(5,046 posts)Arthur Chichester, but yes, I'm severely pissed at Roger Taney.
still-prayin4rain
(525 posts)hlthe2b
(112,839 posts)stillcool
(34,407 posts)I'm still pissed at. Pat Buchanan. He probably started my use of the two-handed eff fingers to the television. The face was yuck, but the sound of his voice was merciless. There's probably more names that could light up that pissy energy but it requires mind sifting in the past which is best left alone
lastlib
(27,566 posts)That's what he was. He did nothing but spew high-velocity vomit from his frontal orifice.
stillcool
(34,407 posts)it was the still pissed at Ralph Nader post that had him pop into my head. Kind of relieved there was a prompt.
Justice Brandeis
(405 posts)But he was dead on in ruling that Lincoln needed to get congressional approval to suspend habeas corpus.
Also, Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842) was a good decision.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prigg_v._Pennsylvania
madinmaryland
(65,668 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(22,072 posts)But yeah, Taney was a major dick.
Ocelot II
(129,139 posts)in Dr. Bonham's Case.
lastlib
(27,566 posts)It was abominable. Almost deplorable.
lastlib
(27,566 posts)...of his namesake county in my state changed. The only thing that should be named for that guy is a small tombstone.