Simply fascinating read. Here's an excerpt.

Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black – Anti-Catholic member of the Ku Klux Klan

Hugo Black

Hugo Black & US Supreme Court: Creators of the Separation of Church and State doctrine

To illustrate the purely political nature of Justice Black's opinion, consider his background.

Hugo Black was virulently anti-Catholic. In 1921, Black successfully defended a man charged with murdering a Catholic Priest named James E. Coyle. Black then joined the anti-Catholic Ku Klux Klan (KKK) as a way to gain support for election to the United States Senate from Alabama. As a Senator, Black supported Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the unconstitutional New Deal. Black also supported President Roosevelt's court packing scheme that attacked the perceived "independence" of the Supreme Court. President Roosevelt rewarded Black for his support with a nomination to the Supreme Court in 1937 following the retirement of Justice Willis Van Devanter.

The Irish Potato Famine of the mid-1800s led to a large influx of Irish Catholic immigrants to the United States. The KKK, nativists, Protestants and others were vehemently anti-Catholic and sought to eliminate state support for Catholic schools. Many efforts had been made through the years (including the aforementioned Blaine Amendment) to pass a Constitutional amendment prohibiting state support for Parochial schools. All of these efforts failed. However, Hugo Black found his chance to bypass Article 5 and the Amendment process once he was on the Supreme Court. Justice Black, an anti-Catholic member of the KKK, proceeded to disregard the plain meaning of the Constitution, and concoct a historically dubious opinion that set the foundation for the eradication of religion from the public square throughout the United States.

Did political motivations and personal prejudice guide Justice Black's decision making, or was he providing his honest, objective interpretation of the Constitution and American history? You be the judge.

http://www.constitution-billofrights.com/bill-of-rights/first-amendment/separation-of-church-and-state/

Quote from: Solar on December 23, 2014, 11:31:42 AM
Simply fascinating read. Here's an excerpt.

Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black – Anti-Catholic member of the Ku Klux Klan

Hugo Black

Hugo Black & US Supreme Court: Creators of the Separation of Church and State doctrine

To illustrate the purely political nature of Justice Black's opinion, consider his background.

Hugo Black was virulently anti-Catholic. In 1921, Black successfully defended a man charged with murdering a Catholic Priest named James E. Coyle. Black then joined the anti-Catholic Ku Klux Klan (KKK) as a way to gain support for election to the United States Senate from Alabama. As a Senator, Black supported Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the unconstitutional New Deal. Black also supported President Roosevelt's court packing scheme that attacked the perceived "independence" of the Supreme Court. President Roosevelt rewarded Black for his support with a nomination to the Supreme Court in 1937 following the retirement of Justice Willis Van Devanter.

The Irish Potato Famine of the mid-1800s led to a large influx of Irish Catholic immigrants to the United States. The KKK, nativists, Protestants and others were vehemently anti-Catholic and sought to eliminate state support for Catholic schools. Many efforts had been made through the years (including the aforementioned Blaine Amendment) to pass a Constitutional amendment prohibiting state support for Parochial schools. All of these efforts failed. However, Hugo Black found his chance to bypass Article 5 and the Amendment process once he was on the Supreme Court. Justice Black, an anti-Catholic member of the KKK, proceeded to disregard the plain meaning of the Constitution, and concoct a historically dubious opinion that set the foundation for the eradication of religion from the public square throughout the United States.

Did political motivations and personal prejudice guide Justice Black's decision making, or was he providing his honest, objective interpretation of the Constitution and American history? You be the judge.

http://www.constitution-billofrights.com/bill-of-rights/first-amendment/separation-of-church-and-state/

I think that, like all justices nominated to the Supreme Court, Black had his political motivations and his prejudices. I suspect those things were precisely why he was nominated.

Four words: Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor. Gee, I wonder why they were nominated.

Another KKK Legacy the liberals embrace...

Quote from: TboneAgain on December 23, 2014, 11:50:38 AM
I think that, like all justices nominated to the Supreme Court, Black had his political motivations and his prejudices. I suspect those things were precisely why he was nominated.

Four words: Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor. Gee, I wonder why they were nominated.

Oops, I never saw this post.
And yep, that's exactly why the bastard was chosen. Killing our culture/country is still in process, hopefully we've awakened in time from the self induced coma to Right the ship.