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H2O Man

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16. There are interesting aspects

Reply to unblock (Reply #4)

Sat Jun 4, 2016, 10:11 AM

Jun 2016

that people should be aware of. The SC was set to uphold Ali's conviction, until a young lawyer requested a Justice read "The Autobiography of Malcolm X." That book was what changed the decision.

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"My conscience won't let me go shoot my brother, or some darker people, or some poor hungry people." [View all] Logical Jun 2016 OP

Muhammed Ali spoke truth to power. raging moderate Jun 2016 #1

He won his case 8-0 at the Supreme Court Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2016 #2

+1000! Logical Jun 2016 #3

peculiar case, as supreme court cases go. unblock Jun 2016 #4

Nice post! Nt Logical Jun 2016 #12

There are interesting aspects H2O Man Jun 2016 #16

indeed -- it went from 5-3 to uphold the conviction to 8-0 to overturn. unblock Jun 2016 #21

Who was the young lawyer? n/t FourScore Jun 2016 #31

A landmark and thoughtfully decided case. nt msanthrope Jun 2016 #5

There was a good movie about it on HBO Major Nikon Jun 2016 #35

I so loved it heaven05 Jun 2016 #6

He was a warrior. yellerpup Jun 2016 #7

He would have voted for Sanders. n/t leeroysphitz Jun 2016 #8

No question. Enthusiast Jun 2016 #23

Not after he had someone who called Obama some form of nigger stump for him in IA and NH in front uponit7771 Jun 2016 #44

A great man. I wonder what his thoughts were about our Mid-East wars. jalan48 Jun 2016 #9

According to wikipedia, he was not anti-war, he supported Islamic war. braddy Jun 2016 #32

He became a hero to me.. exactly at that moment. mountain grammy Jun 2016 #10

Me too. To stand up to government, yahoos, etc., at risk of career and even life for what's right. Hoyt Jun 2016 #11

He and the government knew they would never send him into harms way..... Logical Jun 2016 #13

Me too, mountain grammy! Enthusiast Jun 2016 #24

A man of convictions madokie Jun 2016 #14

Thank you. H2O Man Jun 2016 #17

Great post. Hoyt Jun 2016 #19

Right on, madokie! Enthusiast Jun 2016 #25

Great post! Nt Logical Jun 2016 #41

He sacrificed the prime of his career to do what was right. Odin2005 Jun 2016 #15

A very brave man who . . FairWinds Jun 2016 #18

So true Logical Jun 2016 #42

Just imagine if every drafted soldier did this. How powerful would the oligarchs be now? nt valerief Jun 2016 #20

Exactly! Enthusiast Jun 2016 #27

+ 1 nt laundry_queen Jun 2016 #34

To thine own self be true felix_numinous Jun 2016 #22

We could have had peace every single day since the Vietnam War ended. Enthusiast Jun 2016 #26

video napkinz Jun 2016 #28

Thank You! nt Logical Jun 2016 #29

Wow!!! C Moon Jun 2016 #33

standing there around a sea of bigotry. hopemountain Jun 2016 #36

I remember hearing his words over the A.M. radio. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #30

It was a blessing for all of this that this man was in our lives. jwirr Jun 2016 #37

+1000! nt Logical Jun 2016 #38

What leaps out at me is "rob me of my nationality" Ellen Forradalom Jun 2016 #39

Great point! nt Logical Jun 2016 #40

My guess is Clarence Thomas would have ruled against Ali.... 4bucksagallon Jun 2016 #43

A Lesson to Be Learned from The Greatest 13Dogs Jun 2016 #45

Thanks for this! nt Logical Jun 2016 #47

Kick and Rec. Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #46

right, left, right, left Jnclr89 Jun 2016 #48