The make-up of the court was pro-slave State
Posted on: October 22, 2019 at 13:43:52 CT
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at the time. So, we should be careful to ignore the ideology of the particular justices when looking at their decisions. Buchanan was President and believed that the Constitution allowed the issue of slavery to be left to the States. So, he gave tacit approval to the decision and kicked the can down the road. Eventually, the Civil War decided it, so it's a moot issue today.