Justice Harry Blackman, one of the last liberals to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court (he started out as a conservative), died last week. He authored the Roe v. Wade decision, and dissented in every case imposing the death penalty that came beforew the court. At his funeral yesterday, his ashes were carried in a VW Beetle...the guards tried to stop the car thinking it was not part of the procession. They used a VW bug because that is waht Blackman drove when he served on the Supreme Court. He loved that car so much he wanted to take his last ride ever in it. steve |
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