"I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in "We, the people."
-Barbara Jordan, Statement on the Articles of Impeachment, delivered 25 July 1974, House Judiciary Committee
-Barbara Jordan, Statement on the Articles of Impeachment, delivered 25 July 1974, House Judiciary Committee
So much for "strict constructionism" in constitutional interpretation.
What a patriot was Barbara Jordan! She definitely would have been the first Woman African American Supreme Court Justice had she not died of pneumonia in the 1990's. How different things would be going now. She would have been the protectress of all Americans.
How we now need our mothers and sisters and daughters in government!
What a patriot was Barbara Jordan! She definitely would have been the first Woman African American Supreme Court Justice had she not died of pneumonia in the 1990's. How different things would be going now. She would have been the protectress of all Americans.
How we now need our mothers and sisters and daughters in government!
For the text and mp3 audio of Jordan's speech: http://americanrhetoric.com/speeches/barbarajordanjudiciarystatement.htm
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