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"While I personaly find slavery repugnant, Congress has not determined if a slave attains the status of freedom simply by virtue of living in a free state or territory. Furthermore, a ruling to the contrary might have the unpleasant result of not only depriving an owner of his property, but even more significantly, were I to declare said activity illegal, it might result in certain citizens being prosecuted for a violation of federal law."
See, it's that simple. Even though the 7-2 Dred Scott decision was an obvious violation of the Missouri Compromise, much like waterboarding is an obvious violation of he Geneva Convention, it's just not that big a deal. So shut your damned mouths you whiny Dems! Mukasey is NOT Alberto Gonzales! He is also not Torquemada, Josef Mengele, or Nurse Rachette! What the fuck do you people want!?!?
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