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Ohio state senators oppose the 14th Amendment

By Jamie Pietras

The 14th Amendment was conceived with the noblest intentions. In the post-Civil War era, blacks were to be ensured equal rights under federal law, even in former slave-holding states in the South. It affirmed the concept of “inalienable rights” for all citizens, demanding state laws [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

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    Yeeha! Welcome to the 20th Century! And don’t be shy, Ohio, there’s a laurel and hardy handshake for you when you finally tip-toe into the 21st. Right guys? Just a minute, I hear some grumbling from the good ol’ boys in the back row… Well, wha-da-ya know… They’re still groaning about Amendment 13!

    United States Posted by Jerome Millay on Apr 6, 2003 at 1:20 AM

    “while African-Americans make up only 11.5 percent of Ohio’s population, they account for half its inmates in prison ...It’s no coincidence Ohio ranked fourth in the Southern Poverty Law Center’s last analysis of hate group activity”

    Why is it not a coincidence?  What is the correlation between a high crime rate in the black population and the presence of hate groups?

    Is it the KKK making arrests?

    United States Posted by Nus on Apr 10, 2003 at 11:53 AM

    The other aspect of the 14th amendment that is often overlooked is with respect to corporations, and the 1886 Santa Clara County vs. Union Pacific documentation of the case.  This in itself would be sufficient reason to withhold ratification of the amendment without changing the term ‘person’ to ‘natural person’ in the amendment in view of what has happened in our country with corporations run amok.

    United States Posted by L. Kopczak on Apr 12, 2003 at 8:01 PM
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