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Friday, August 27, 2004

Live from Montpelier

Blogging this morning from Capitol Grounds in Montpelier, which is home to two free wi-fi connections--one through a service called NoWirz, the other through the Vermont Broadband Council. The VBC office is upstairs, and they're kind enough to keep their signal open to the public. At least until web traffic skyrockets and starts slowing the connection.

I stopped here on my way to the city clerk's office in Greensboro, Vermont, where I hope to find the deed to Chief Justice William Rehnquist's summer home. It contains a restrictive covenant dating back to the 1920s that says no one of the "Hebrew race" can buy the land. This unpleasant fact came to light during Rehnquist's Chief Justice confirmation hearings in the 1980s. Obviously this kind of clause is now non-binding and unenforceable, but once they're part of a deed, they're tough to remove.

I talked to the Chief last night. He says he didn't know the clause was there until those hearings. Didn't know it when he bought the property in 1974. And that's...plausible. Lots of other famous folks have discovered racist restrictive covenants in their deeds, people like JFK, George Bush, and Richard Nixon (or so I've read). The lesson, it seems, is always read the fine print.

Posted by: cresmer / 8:41 AM
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Crez! Amy chiming in from S. Champlain St. RE: "...plausible". Nice dots, there Cresmer. Yyyeah. AR
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