The removal is a step in a progressive direction. But getting it done should’ve been much easier than it was. (via MaddowBlog)
, Congress has agreed to make an important change to the statue collection on Capitol Hill.
The resolution declared that Taney’s authorship of the shameful decision “renders a bust of his likeness unsuitable for the honor of display to the many visitors to the Capitol.” The measure then went to the Senate, where there was a GOP majority at the time, which ignored it entirely.
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