The list of Confederate statues that are to be removed, destroyed, protested or have already been defaced continues to grow. Now some are questioning the placement of Roger Taney, the Supreme Justice behind the Dred Scott case, in the Court’s Hall of Justice.
“I’ve seen really shocking public opinion polls that have indicated most Americans don’t think the way I do,” Daley said. “This seems to underscore all the more the importance of having some kind of democratic procedure for deciding what to do the statues.”