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To: Dr. Franklin
Senility is not a bar to holding federal office.≤br> I remember in HS my history teacher telling us young skulls full of mush how William O Douglas was known to take siestas in the middle of deliberations. Would Roe v Wade turned out differently if the senile old bat were a little more attentive?
14 posted on 12/13/2022 7:56:12 AM PST by Impala64ssa (If a liar's pants really did catch on fire CBC, ABC, CNN and MSNBC would be more fun to watch)
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To: Impala64ssa
I remember in HS my history teacher telling us young skulls full of mush how William O Douglas was known to take siestas in the middle of deliberations. Would Roe v Wade turned out differently if the senile old bat were a little more attentive?

Justice Douglas wrote a dissenting opinion 40% of the time. If he had paid more attention, he might have dissented, although he was firmly for the rights of the individual vs. the state.
35 posted on 12/13/2022 12:42:42 PM PST by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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