George Shiras Jr. person
· born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
also: George Shiraz III, George Shiraz Jr., Saras, Sears, Shiraz
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Supreme Court of the United Statesorganization · 4Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaniaplace · 3Skull and Bonesorganization · 3Randall Lee Gibsonperson · 1Joseph B. Bradleyperson · 1Melville Fullerperson · 1Dubuque, Iowaplace · 1Plessy v. Fergusonevent · 1Benjamin Harrisonperson · 1National Geographic Societyorganization · 1
Claims (18)
George Shiras Jr. participated_in
Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. host_asserted
“So here's where it gets. Well, you got to go into him on the Supreme Court because this is fun stuff. And I can't skip over this part of history. There are two major decisions that he was part of. And he was on the right side of one of them…”
▶ Operation Gladio Meets Secret Societies Summary Part 4 @ 47:20
Benjamin Harrison appointed
George Shiras Jr. host_asserted
“Under a law office, you could do that apprenticeship. He would practice law in a place called Dubuque, Iowa, from 1855 to 1858. And then he moved to Pittsburgh and practiced from 1858 to 1892. So, nice little 34-year career in Pittsburgh. 1…”
▶ The Shadow State 51 Scroll and Key Pt. 1 @ 46:50
Joseph B. Bradley appointed
George Shiras Jr. host_asserted
“It kind of helps when your third cousin is the Secretary of State, Joseph B. Bradley. That's who recommended him to Harris, and then he becomes a Supreme Court justice. Here's where it gets, well, you got to go into him on the Supreme Court…”
▶ The Shadow State 51 Scroll and Key Pt. 1 @ 47:22
George Shiras Jr. member_of
Supreme Court of the United States host_asserted
“It kind of helps when your third cousin is the Secretary of State, Joseph B. Bradley. That's who recommended him to Harris, and then he becomes a Supreme Court justice. Here's where it gets, well, you got to go into him on the Supreme Court…”
▶ The Shadow State 51 Scroll and Key Pt. 1 @ 47:22
George Shiras Jr. member_of
Plessy v. Ferguson host_asserted
“Another really famous case was Plessy v. Ferguson. 1896. The Supreme Court rules that legal segregation laws do not violate the Constitution. This creates the, quote, separate but equal doctrine and legitimized the Jim Crow laws. The Suprem…”
▶ The Shadow State 51 Scroll and Key Pt. 1 @ 52:49
George Shiras Jr. member_of
Skull and Bones host_asserted
“This guy's interesting. Born in 1832 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Starts out at Ohio University and then transfers to Yale where he gets tapped for scrolling key. Yeah. You don't see that very often. But again, this is not a guy who comes f…”
▶ The Shadow State 51 Scroll and Key Pt. 1 @ 44:54
George Shiras Jr. studied_at
Yale University host_asserted
“Again, a guy with a bio like this when we're doing Skull and Bones, I wouldn't have even mentioned him. There's just nothing nefarious there, besides being a politician, I guess. Our next guy is a guy by the name of George Shiraz Jr., 1853.…”
▶ Operation Gladio Meets Secret Societies Summary Part 4 @ 44:13
George Shiras Jr. member_of
Supreme Court of the United States host_asserted
“And then we moved to Pittsburgh and practiced from 1858 to 92. So nice little 34-year career in Pittsburgh. 1992, he gets nominated by President Harrison to be a Supreme Court justice. Now, how does a Pittsburgh lawyer get that? It kind of …”
▶ Operation Gladio Meets Secret Societies Summary Part 4 @ 46:44
George Shiras Jr. studied_at
Ohio State University host_asserted
“Again, a guy with a bio like this when we're doing Skull and Bones, I wouldn't have even mentioned him. There's just nothing nefarious there, besides being a politician, I guess. Our next guy is a guy by the name of George Shiraz Jr., 1853.…”
▶ Operation Gladio Meets Secret Societies Summary Part 4 @ 44:13
Benjamin Harrison appointed
George Shiras Jr. host_asserted
“And then we moved to Pittsburgh and practiced from 1858 to 92. So nice little 34-year career in Pittsburgh. 1992, he gets nominated by President Harrison to be a Supreme Court justice. Now, how does a Pittsburgh lawyer get that? It kind of …”
▶ Operation Gladio Meets Secret Societies Summary Part 4 @ 46:44
George Shiras member_of
George Shiras Jr. host_asserted
“Interestingly enough, he's got a son named George Shuras III, who served in Congress from Pennsylvania from 1903 to 1905. His son came from the Phillips Academy in Andover, grooming school, went to Cornell undergrad and then Yale Law. And G…”
▶ Operation Gladio Meets Secret Societies Summary Part 4 @ 55:01
Joseph B. Bradley relationship_with
George Shiras Jr. host_asserted
“And then we moved to Pittsburgh and practiced from 1858 to 92. So nice little 34-year career in Pittsburgh. 1992, he gets nominated by President Harrison to be a Supreme Court justice. Now, how does a Pittsburgh lawyer get that? It kind of …”
▶ Operation Gladio Meets Secret Societies Summary Part 4 @ 46:44
George Shiras Jr. lived_in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania host_asserted
“And then we moved to Pittsburgh and practiced from 1858 to 92. So nice little 34-year career in Pittsburgh. 1992, he gets nominated by President Harrison to be a Supreme Court justice. Now, how does a Pittsburgh lawyer get that? It kind of …”
▶ Operation Gladio Meets Secret Societies Summary Part 4 @ 46:44
George Shiras Jr. born_in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania host_asserted
“Again, a guy with a bio like this when we're doing Skull and Bones, I wouldn't have even mentioned him. There's just nothing nefarious there, besides being a politician, I guess. Our next guy is a guy by the name of George Shiraz Jr., 1853.…”
▶ Operation Gladio Meets Secret Societies Summary Part 4 @ 44:13
George Shiras Jr. died_in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania host_asserted
“Brown versus Board of Education of 1954 weakened Plessy, but it did not overturn it. So legally, the Plessy versus Ferguson ruling is in some way still on the books to this very day. Yeah. So a little fascinating career. But again, getting …”
▶ Operation Gladio Meets Secret Societies Summary Part 4 @ 54:26
George Shiras Jr. lived_in
Dubuque, Iowa host_asserted
“the military guy who designs the modern day navy these are the the worker bee versions of but go ahead okay so starts at ohio u gets to yale gets tapped he starts law school at yale and then leaves and finishes his law training under a law …”
▶ Operation Gladio Meets Secret Societies Summary Part 4 @ 46:15
George Shiras Jr. participated_in
Plessy v. Ferguson host_asserted
“He did. You got it right. The court's holding regarding taxation of interest income was later overruled in 1988. South Carolina versus Bakers. Now you get taxed on interest. Unless it's municipal bonds. Something we need to fix. All right. …”
▶ Operation Gladio Meets Secret Societies Summary Part 4 @ 52:15
George Shiras Jr. member_of
Skull and Bones host_asserted
“Shiraz dies in 1903 in Pittsburgh. He retired from SCOTUS right before dying. Interestingly enough, he's got a son named George Shiraz III, who served in Congress from Pennsylvania from 1903 to 1905. His son came from the Phillips Academy i…”
▶ The Shadow State 51 Scroll and Key Pt. 1 @ 55:09
Mentions (12)
▶ 44:19
The distinction between military intelligence and the CIA, we know the difference. Apparently this guy does too. So that's Randall Gibson. Again, a guy with a bio like this when we're doing Skull and Bones, I wouldn't have even mentioned hi…
▶ 44:54
This guy's interesting. Born in 1832 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Starts out at Ohio University and then transfers to Yale where he gets tapped for scrolling key. Yeah. You don't see that very often. But again, this is not a guy who comes f…
▶ 45:25
The problem with that description is I always use technocrat in a negative terminology. You're giving it more benign meaning than I like to do. So I agree with your idea. We just need to find another term that reconciles with my bias agains…
▶ 45:54
yeah where skull bones you saw the intermarriages of the family from day one yeah that's true yeah so it's a totally different culture here there's the old money and the bright guys are smart enough fun to get into school on their own merit…
▶ 46:22
the academic version of the praetorian card because these are the smart people the the chemists the um yeah so um the military guy who designs the modern day navy these are the the worker bee versions of but go ahead okay so starts at ohio …
▶ 46:50
Under a law office, you could do that apprenticeship. He would practice law in a place called Dubuque, Iowa, from 1855 to 1858. And then he moved to Pittsburgh and practiced from 1858 to 1892. So, nice little 34-year career in Pittsburgh. 1…
▶ 47:22
It kind of helps when your third cousin is the Secretary of State, Joseph B. Bradley. That's who recommended him to Harris, and then he becomes a Supreme Court justice. Here's where it gets, well, you got to go into him on the Supreme Court…
▶ 47:55
versus Farmers Loan and Trust Company at 1895. Why is that important? Well, this is all about the income tax. And I'm going to get a little wonky here. So Congress, the Constitution does not allow for an income tax. And the language is very…
▶ 49:59
decreased tariffs, which was great for the businesses, and increased, created direct tax on everyone else. This is our big multinational corporations shifting their taxes onto us. This creates an unapportioned direct tax. This goes to the S…
▶ 52:49
Another really famous case was Plessy v. Ferguson. 1896. The Supreme Court rules that legal segregation laws do not violate the Constitution. This creates the, quote, separate but equal doctrine and legitimized the Jim Crow laws. The Suprem…
▶ 55:09
Shiraz dies in 1903 in Pittsburgh. He retired from SCOTUS right before dying. Interestingly enough, he's got a son named George Shiraz III, who served in Congress from Pennsylvania from 1903 to 1905. His son came from the Phillips Academy i…
▶ 55:09
Shiraz dies in 1903 in Pittsburgh. He retired from SCOTUS right before dying. Interestingly enough, he's got a son named George Shiraz III, who served in Congress from Pennsylvania from 1903 to 1905. His son came from the Phillips Academy i…