Mr. Chairman, both before and after the dreaded and horrific Dred Scott decision, it was constitutional law in this country to steal people's whole lives and keep them in chains. It was called slavery. In Nazi Germany, it was legal to slaughter men, women, and children according to their religious heritage. There are things that are legal in this country that are tearing us apart and bringing us, to quote Dr. Graham again, to the brink of self-destruction.
Robert Dornan: “Mr. Chairman, both before and after the dreaded and horrific Dred Scott decision, it was constitutional law in this…”
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Discussing the moral implications of legal injustices in history.
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