Term after term he defied the odds in his ability to pull together majorities. though often narrow majorities. for sustaining or even advancing the principles in which he so strongly believed. In civil rights cases Justice Brennans decisions enforced schools desegregation plans. upheld affirmative action programs designed to help minorities overcome past discrimination and sought to ensure constitutional equality for women. Additionally. his rulings established rights for welfare recipients and illegal aliens and created the oneman. onevote rule for representation in voting districts which is indeed a landmark opinion which. as stated earlier. opened the doors for so many to be seated in this Chamber today. My predecessor. former Congressman from the first district of Illinois. former appeals judge and former White House Counsel. Abner Mikva. defined what he called a Brennaness as one who influences his colleagues beyond measure.
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