Justice Scalia: He Would Have Voted to Keep Schools Segregated


	Justice Scalia: He Would Have Voted to Keep Schools Segregated

DanaGarrett

10-27-2009 2:24 PM

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DanaGarrett says:

This is what "conservative" jurisprudence results in: a segregated society that disenfranchises minorities. Justice Scalia is a throwback to an awful period in US history.

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