The states' rights position
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Taney declared that a black man was basicallyalien, and different from an American. He could not be an American citizen, and therefore could not sue anyone in an American court.
John G. Roberts was nominated to be Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney in Scott v. Sandford,(1857)
The Dred Scott decision electrified the the nation. chief justice Roger B. tanry said the Dred Scott was still a slave.
As president he was commander in chief of the US military and could order any action against the enemy.