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Farm subsidies and the KKK
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Originally posted by Iron Steve
Brewer abstained and Harlan dissented. the republicans appointees were only 66% in favour. The dem appointees were 100% there. The Dems have a strong bad seed running through them, no pun intended. Join us on the light side Ty. Red or white?
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Red, of course.
A GOP-dominated court decided Plessy. Harlan gets his props, but not Brewer, since he did not hear the argument or participate in the decision of the case. Four Republicans were in the majority, and the three Democrats went along. Even if the three Democrats had changed their vote, the Louisiana statute would have been upheld.
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