ANOTHER STATUE DOWN

 

 From The Washington Post:

"The House on Wednesday passed a bill that would remove a bust at the U.S. Capitol of Roger B. Taney, the chief justice who wrote the majority Supreme Court opinion protecting slavery in Dred Scott v. Sandford.

The House passed the measure by voice vote, and it now heads to President Biden for his signature. The Senate had passed it by voice vote last week.

If signed into law, as expected, the bill would direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to remove Taney’s bust no more than 45 days after the bill is signed into law. The bill would also direct the committee to replace Taney’s bust with one of Thurgood Marshall, the first Black Supreme Court justice."

Because the votes in both chambers were by voice vote, we don't know how the Alabama members of the Congressional Delegation voted. They can claim whatever they want. But I would be surprised if more than a handful voted for the measure.

FULL Washington Post story is HERE.