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Source: TPM
Roundup
10-20-10

GOPer Runyan Lists Dred Scott As Recent SCOTUS Decision He Disagrees With [video, 25 seconds]



Jon Runyan, a former pro football player and now the Republican nominee against freshman Rep. John Adler (D-NJ), has added his voice to the recent constitutional jurisprudence of GOP candidates -- listing the 1857 Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision as a recent case that he disagreed with....

Adler then asked the question again, pointing out that he asked for decisions in the previous 10-15 years. Runyan was reportedly unable to give an answer....
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