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ck4829

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 04:47 PM Sep 2012

How can David Barton be a historian if he can't even get the past 10 years right?

Mat Staver was the guest on "WallBuilders Live" today as he, Rick Green, and David Barton discussed the importance of the issue of judges in this upcoming election by highlighting various recent Supreme Court decisions that had been decided by 5-4 margins.

After Staver rattled off several cases that were decided by close votes, Barton piped up to declare that the Lawrence v. Texas case was also a 5-4 decision. Barton was wrong, as usual; it was a 6-3 decision.

But then again what do you expect from someone who absurdly claims that in this case the Supreme Court ruled that everything that is consensual is constitutional ... even eleven year old girls having sex with ninety-five year old men.

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/once-again-david-barton-puts-his-ignorance-display

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How can David Barton be a historian if he can't even get the past 10 years right? (Original Post) ck4829 Sep 2012 OP
Barton is correct about as often as Suich Sep 2012 #1
He's a historian of truthiness. tanyev Sep 2012 #2
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