In addition to the Medal of Honor, the congressional investigative missions sent to Abyssinia and San Diego are also good news to celebrate -- when the situation is confirmed, he will become even more important in the eyes of the senators, which will be a great help to his plan......

"Did you run into any trouble when you came to Washington, Mr. Qin?" Bush asked abruptly, interrupting his musings. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Qin Lang didn't know what he was referring to, and the question was too abrupt, so he felt a little confused. "What do you mean, Mr. Bush?"

"Those 'white only' signs, aren't they causing you problems?"

Now, it was the senator's turn to become confused, but Qin Lang's answer was very affirmative. "I'm afraid not." He shook his head slowly, then explained, "Although many public places have such signs, they are not enough to cause me problems. ”

"How did you solve it?" Bush was curious.

Qin Lang smiled. "A few little pieces of green paper, or twenty-four heavily armed white bodyguards, I admit that this trick is not very appropriate, but it is very effective in the North."

"You're in big trouble in the south."

"That's right."

"And in the future, your tricks will become less effective in the north." There was a hint of warning in Bush's voice, "There could be big trouble." ”

"How?" Qin Lang raised his eyebrows in surprise. Things don't look so good, and if a senator thinks that racism in the United States is going to get bad, then it's going to get bad. but

The question is, how did it get bad?

Bush did not answer immediately, he was silent for a moment, perhaps a few seconds, and then asked rhetorically: "Do you know about the Plessy case?" ”

Qin Lang nodded. "Know."

Plessy case...... More precisely, the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, which has been going on for some time, as early as four years ago - June 7, 1892, on June 7, 1892, Homer, who was one-eighth black. Plessy deliberately boarded a train on the East Louisiana Railroad that served only whites, but under Louisiana law passed in 1890, whites and people of color were required to ride in "equal but segregated" carriages—and Mr. Plessy was rightfully arrested and detained by the police for violating the law.

But Louisiana's laws are slightly in conflict with the powers given to blacks by the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution...... At least Mr. Plessy thought so, so he filed a lawsuit in court alleging that the Louisiana government's arrest and detention was unlawful.

However, for a number of well-known reasons, Judge John. Howard. Ferguson ruled that the Louisiana government had the authority to enforce any law in force within the state, ruled against Plessey, and fined him $300 for violating segregation laws.

Obviously, this result did not satisfy Mr. Plessy, so he filed a complaint in the Louisiana Supreme Court against Judge Ferguson's verdict for illegality, and again rightfully lost.

But it doesn't end there. Despite the two defeats, this does not seem to have dealt a single blow to Mr. Plessy's confidence, of course, either he simply believes that the United States is a country governed by the rule of law, or he has an indomitable spirit of "losing and fighting", or he intends to make a fuss about the matter in order to put pressure on the court through public opinion...... Whatever he thought about it, Mr. Plessy had filed a petition in the Federal High Court.

But he will still lose the case. Qin Lang had foreseen this -- and really foresaw it rather than relying on his historical knowledge -- and although the case of Plessy v. Ferguson had an important and egregious impact on the history of American justice, he knew nothing about the case until he returned to this world.

After all, legal issues are neither his profession nor his hobby.

He just knew that Plessy would definitely lose the case. Past decisions of the Federal High Court of Justice are a good indication of the inevitability of such an outcome. There is only one question: when will the verdict be handed down.

"Has the final verdict been announced?"

"Not yet." In fact, Qin Lang should be surprised, because in history, the Federal High Court had already ruled on May 18 that the laws of Lusiana and Judge Alexon did not violate the principles of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution, and that Plessy lost the case for the third and last time -- but now, the judges have not yet made a decision.

"There were some surprises that caused the verdict to be postponed." Bush said, appearing worried, "but the situation is not rosy, with seven judges supporting Judge Ferguson's decision, and only John Ferguson. Marshall. Harlan made it clear that he was against it, while David. Joshua. Brewer may abstain. ”

"You seem to be worried about that, Mr. Bush."

"Aren't you worried, Mr. Qin?"

"In fact, I'm more worried about the verdict than you are." Qin Lang shrugged, "I think we all know very well what kind of negative impact it will have once the Federal High Court rules that Plessy loses the lawsuit. ”

That would mean that the principle of "segregation but equality" would be finally established. According to this principle, as long as the level of services and amenities provided to blacks and other races of color in public places is comparable to that of whites, it is fair to forcibly segregate them from whites and does not violate the Fourteenth Amendment. Previously, High Court judges had previously legalized racial discrimination by restricting the conduct targeted by the Fourteenth Amendment to government actions and making discrimination against a person of color lawful by any individual.

This is definitely not a good thing.

"Once the Federal High Court ruled against Plessy, the state legislatures began to enact laws that respected the principle of 'segregation but equality'...... Draw them out like your factory makes weapons. Bush warned, "Every corner of America will be filled with 'white only' signs, and society as a whole will be filled with legal discrimination against races of color." ”

"There are also legitimate violent attacks. There is no doubt that while the Ku Klux Klan will continue to hibernate, its power will continue to grow. It's a real nuisance. Qin Lang continued.

Strictly speaking, it was a nuisance for the Umbrella Security Services and the Giant Viper Weapons Company's employees of the Colored Race, but for Qin Lang himself, as long as he was still in San Diego, all he had to worry about was the mercenaries mixing in with some undesirable Ku Klux Klux Klan members. As for the racists who want to get him in trouble, in a city full of Mexican gangsters, it's not surprising that some pockets with shredded corpses appear on the beach.

"Of course, I can't stay in San Diego forever." Despite this, Qin Lang still seemed very relaxed.

Bush looked at him strangely, like a monster. "How did you manage to be so relaxed in front of such a serious problem?"

Qin Lang shrugged. "Because it's not complicated to solve this problem, it just depends on the attitude of the Republican Party."

"Republican attitude? What do you mean? Bush wanted to know.

"Don't be busy, Mr. Bush," Qin Lang gestured, "we must first understand one thing, what is the Republican Party's view on the Plessy case and its possible consequences?" ”

"In general, the majority of the Republican Party opposes the passage of a ruling by the Federal High Court in favor of racist tendencies." Bush replied, "This is not in keeping with the party's policy." ”

Of course, the Republican Party is not a party of colored races, and in fact, many senior members do not like colored races either, which is very clear to both Qin Lang and Bush. Whether opposed to black slavery in the past or now against apartheid, Republicans were carrying out the will of the corporations, which opposed the segregation, which first led to increased operating costs and potential troubles for the railroad companies, and adversely affected tactics of co-opting black workers against white unions.

So the Republican Party would oppose apartheid, but that opposition was not strong.

Despite this, there was no consensus within the Republican Party to amend the Constitution to end apartheid. At the same time, no effective action was taken to influence the Federal High Court. ”

"There is no justification for this accusation, Mr. Qin." Bush frowned, "I think you should be well aware of the meaning and importance of judicial independence. ”

"I understand, Mr. Bush. Therefore, my vision is mainly in the legislative aspect. Qin Lang smiled, "This year is an opportunity, the Democratic Party has wrongly sided with the unions, so that it has temporarily lost the support of the consortium, and the Republican Party should take this opportunity to expand its seats in the Senate, so as to promote the formulation of a new constitutional amendment." ”

"It's almost impossible." Bush shook his head and said, "Any discussion in the Senate is an extreme waste of time." Moreover, the new parliament will not be formally established until next year, and by the time the new constitutional amendments are passed, Plessy's case will already be decided. ”

"Then we'll add a remedy." Qin Lang said. "Who is dominant among the nine judges?"

Bush thought about it for a moment. "Horace. Gray. He has a great deal of influence in the Federal High Court. ”

"Because his wife is Thomas. Stanley. Matthews' daughter? ”

"I'm afraid this guess is not correct." After a pause, the senator asked, "What is your remedy?" ”

"It's nothing," Qin Lang tried to make himself look very careless, "It's just that Judge Gray is sixty-eight years old, and I personally think that he has reached the time of retirement." ”

Of course, a sixty-eight-year-old man should not be surprised if he has a heart problem of one kind or another......

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Note: Thomas. Stanley. Matthews, 1824-1889, Senator from 1877 to 1879, and Judge of the Federal High Court from 1881 to 1889 - Horace. Gray was born in 1828 and was 61 years old when he married Matthews' daughter (to be continued, if you want to know what happened next, please log in to www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )