Md. Gov. Hogan (R) requesting confederate statue on State House grounds be removed (Taney)

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my state

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Taney wrote the Dred Scott decision.

He was controversial even during his own time, and I'm not sure why Maryland put up a statue of him in the first place, apart from the fact that he was from there.

[madinmaryland]

2. Good move. What about Taneytown north of

Frederick?

[PunkinPi]

3. Was wondering the same thing,

wasn't named for him, but a relative of his.

"Taneytown takes its name from Raphael Taney, a recipient of one of the first land grants in the area, though Taney likely never lived in the town that bears his name. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Roger Brooke Taney, author of the Dred Scott decision, born in 1777, shares a common ancestor with him."

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taneytown,_Maryland

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Proud of my home state.

[kwassa]

4. Taney bust removed in Frederick, too.

last March.

About a decade ago, while wandering around the historic part of Frederick, we wandered into a house tour of Taney's home. The tour guide was a bit uncomfortable; my wife is African-American. The guide tried to slightly rationalize Taney's contributions. We just stared at her.

Taney was responsible for the notorious Dred Scott decision on the Supreme Court.

Also, the confederate statue in Rockville, the county seat of Montgomery County, was removed to a private location.

That said, Larry Hogan needs to be replaced by a Democrat.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. He's up for re-election in 2018.

He's a Republican governor in a red state and needs to position himself well for re-election, especially if it's against Ben Jealous.

It's like Nikki Haley and the confederate flag post Charleston shooting.

Yeah, I'm cynical, even though it is the right move.