Ah, finally, somebody explains what the hell Bush was referring to when he mentioned the Dred Scott case in the 2nd debate. This NY Times editorial piece says that its a veiled reference to anti-abortionist legal theory:
- Mr. Bush ducked a question about his views on Roe in the third debate. But he sent his base a coded message in the second debate, with an odd reference to the Dred Scott case. Dred Scott, an 1857 decision upholding slavery, is rarely mentioned today, except in right-wing legal circles, where it is often likened to Roe. (Anti-abortion theorists say that the court refused to see blacks as human in Dred Scott and that the same thing happened to fetuses in Roe.)
Ah! That old rascal! I think Bush’s whole trick is that any time (well, at least sometimes) you think he’s just spouting off crazy talk, he’s actually sending veiled references to his unholy fan base. That makes a lot of sense. Anyway, this editorial piece is quite chilling in that it goes into detail about the kind of place America is likely to become legally if Bush is able to pack the Supreme Court, which will almost certainly happen during his second term.
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