Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
“We run the risk of creating an elite society. We’ve got to recognize that people come from all walks of life, and we ought not dismiss anyone because of that.”
— Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), quoted by the Associated Press, noting that eight of the nine current Supreme Court justices went to law school at either Harvard or Yale.
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