Harlan when writing out the losing argument had no idea that 50 years later the Plessy V. Ferguson court case would be overturned. Although Harlan throughout his dissent makes interesting points that were proven to be true in the upcoming years, he had no idea that his expressions would soon be put into effect. I believe that Harlan wrote out the losing argument because he knew that the Plessy V. Ferguson court case decision was in a direct violation of the Constitution. By writing out this dissent he was able to prove to people that this court case decision would not stay in effect because it appeared to be immoral.
I believe that Harlan does make a good argument because he expresses an opinion that would soon be put into effect. The people of 1896 would have highly disagreed with Harlan because they would not have believed that the Plessy V. Ferguson court case would be overturned. The public opinion was that the courts decision could work and that "separate but equal" was a good idea. The people of 2016 would highly agree with Harlan's opinion because what he expresses throughout his dissent, does happen in history in the upcoming years.
I believe that the drastic changes mades in history are because people started to realize that the constitution does protect the rights of all American citizens. No matter what race or gender you are the constitutional laws should be upheld for all citizens. In his dissent, Harlan expresses the idea that the "separate but equal" would not work because it violated the rights of many American citizens.
