Perry Flubs The Number Of Supreme Court Judges

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Talking to the DMR board, Rick Perry says, “For Washington to be able to tell a local school board that you cannot have prayer or a time of prayer, I think most Americans find that offensive.” He goes on to say he trusts local school boards “over eight unelected and unaccountable judges,” and then notes that that’s why he’s called for the abolition of life-tenure on the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court, of course, has nine judges, not eight.

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