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Attilatheblond

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6. Had to look him up

Tue Jun 10, 2025, 02:22 PM

Jun 10

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_B._Taney]

Roger Brooke Taney (/ˈtɔːni/ TAW-nee; March 17, 1777 – October 12, 1864) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the fifth chief justice of the United States, holding that office from 1836 until his death in 1864. Taney delivered the majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), ruling that African Americans could not be considered U.S. citizens and that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the U.S. territories. Prior to joining the U.S. Supreme Court, Taney served as the U.S. attorney general and U.S. secretary of the treasury under President Andrew Jackson. He was the first Catholic to serve on the Supreme Court.[1]

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Anyone else pissed at Roger Taney? [View all] Ocelot II Jun 10 OP

I think he died. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 10 #1

Does that matter? Renew Deal Jun 10 #2

You wouldn't say that if you were Roger Taney. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 10 #4

Roger Taney was the fifth Chief Justice of the United States jmowreader Jun 10 #13

Who's he? mwmisses4289 Jun 10 #3

Had to look him up Attilatheblond Jun 10 #6

Ah never mind, just found him on wikipedia. mwmisses4289 Jun 10 #7

I need to go back and study basic u.s. history. mwmisses4289 Jun 10 #9

I'm even more pissed at markodochartaigh Jun 10 #5

Yes, and thankfully, his misdeeds are analyzed and discussed on an ongoing basis in law schools across the country. still-prayin4rain Jun 10 #8

Well, anyone that voted for Dred Scott decision, yes... Albeit I had no idea who those Justices were... hlthe2b Jun 10 #10

No, but I just remembered someone stillcool Jun 10 #11

(I changed his name to "Pat Puke-Cannon.")..... lastlib Jun 10 #19

yup...skeevy stillcool Jun 10 #20

Pissed at him over Dred Scott? Yes. Justice Brandeis Jun 10 #12

I've driven through Taneytown, MD. It's Klan territory. madinmaryland Jun 10 #14

I find that recreational outrage and hatred aren't healthy Fiendish Thingy Jun 10 #15

I'm still fuming about Blackstone's abandonment of Coke's reasoning Ocelot II Jun 10 #16

....as you should be. lastlib Jun 10 #18

Yes, and I really want the name..... lastlib Jun 10 #17

I am. He made the world safe for John Roberts. NNadir Jun 10 #21