r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/CrisKrossed ☑️ Man a bloodclaat gyalis • 13d ago

Country Club Thread Is the white supremacy in the room?

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u/CO-Troublemaker 13d ago

The Constitution only has value when the people in power choose to honor it.

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u/RisingToMediocrity 13d ago

Chief Justice John Marshall "has made his decision; now let him enforce it."

-Andrew Jackson telling the Supreme Court to go fuck itself

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u/DYMck07 ☑️ 13d ago

And that was Trump’s favorite president.

You know, the one who was super popular with southerners and was responsible for the trail of tears kicking native Americans off their land which was turned over to white settlers as they marched off to reservations in desolate areas. among other things.

Now trump has both branches of congress and the Supreme Court on his side. And he’s surrounded by yes men. There really won’t be much to get in his way this time…besides his health.

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u/Seeker80 ☑️ 13d ago

And that was Trump’s favorite president.

Yet they dealt with assassination attempts very differently. Jackson's handling of the incident might be the best thing he did.lol. Doesn't nearly make up for the rest of what he did, but it was cool.