Historic oversight corrected: Mississippi finally ratifies 13th amendment

[Ideologue]

Canada voted against it.

[Valmy]

It's binding when 3/4ths of the States at the time ratified it, so really it doesn't matter if any of the other extant States at that time who didn't initially ratify decide to do so later. I'd even be in favor of a Congressional regulation or law saying the Archivist will not accept any ratifications or further noise on the issue once the amendment has the force of law. No reason to deal with it after that point.

It makes everybody feel better to have it eventually be unanimous.

Touchy-feely shit is appropriate in personal relationships and chick flicks, not the legislature.

Nonsense.  Stroking egos and making sure everybody feels important is what the legislature is all about.

[Razgovory]

I wonder who skipped out on this vote.

[Viking]

I wonder who skipped out on this vote.

Lemme guess, they were all republican? (or aged dixicrat relics)

[OttoVonBismarck]

If we're worried about a few states ratifying different text in certain amendments, it's probably worth mentioning each state ratified slightly differently worded constitutions as well. It's hilarious how our governing document's early days is plagued with shit like that, minor typos abound in several of the versions that states sent back.

[alfred russel]

If we're worried about a few states ratifying different text in certain amendments, it's probably worth mentioning each state ratified slightly differently worded constitutions as well. It's hilarious how our governing document's early days is plagued with shit like that, minor typos abound in several of the versions that states sent back.

There were something like 2 million people total in the colonies in 1776--many of whom were illiterate. There weren't that many people around for quality control. We were fortunate the talent pool was as deep as it was.

[CountDeMoney]

If we're worried about a few states ratifying different text in certain amendments, it's probably worth mentioning each state ratified slightly differently worded constitutions as well. It's hilarious how our governing document's early days is plagued with shit like that, minor typos abound in several of the versions that states sent back.

Yeah, Rhode Island put up such a fit about so much of the wording during the ratification process, they were lambasted in the press with their old nickname from the early colonial days, Rogue Island.

[derspiess]

I wonder who skipped out on this vote.

Hey, remember Sen. Byrd?!

[jimmy olsen]

If we're worried about a few states ratifying different text in certain amendments, it's probably worth mentioning each state ratified slightly differently worded constitutions as well. It's hilarious how our governing document's early days is plagued with shit like that, minor typos abound in several of the versions that states sent back.

There were something like 2 million people total in the colonies in 1776--many of whom were illiterate. There weren't that many people around for quality control. We were fortunate the talent pool was as deep as it was.

Literacy was quite high north of the Mason Dixon line, and wasn't as low as you likely imagine south of it.

[Razgovory]

I wonder who skipped out on this vote.

Hey, remember Sen. Byrd?!

You wanna try someone who ain't dead?  Here's one.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdjWLBT0DoE  Jason Rapert.

[Caliga]

Isn't that guy Fireblade's state senator?

[Razgovory]

Isn't that guy Fireblade's state senator?

Yep.  There's also some ones that said the Slavery was a good thing.

[Eddie Teach]

Well, it did build the pyramids.

[Viking]

Well, it did build the pyramids.

No, the middle class of Egypt built the pyramids.

[Caliga]

Slavery was good for my ancestors.  That tobacco wasn't gonna grow itself.