Conservatives have been mad at the Supreme Court since it decided to desegregate the schools in 1954 and … - Molly Ivins

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No knowledge can be more satisfactory to a man than that of his own frame, its parts, their functions and actions.

Molly Ivins

Conservatives have been mad at the Supreme Court since it decided to desegregate the schools in 1954 and seen fit to blame the federal bench for everything that has happened since then that they don't like.

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