After Centuries, Mississipy Caves in and Takes Away Our Rights to Have Slaves! Shushialisum!!!

[evildevil]

Historic oversight corrected: Film 'Lincoln' inspires look into slavery voteOscar-nominated “Lincoln,” which depicts the political fight to pass the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery, played a role in Mississippi officially ratifying the amendment this month - a century and a half later

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[lone_concertina]

Yeah. I guess I could KIND OF understand if it had been in the 1800s, but we're talking 199-fucking-5.

[vulturoso]

How can you not vote on this? I mean good god.

[dafairyness]

More embarrassed for the people who didn't vote for it than the person who apparently didn't send the amendment in in the first place.

[dafairyness]

At first I was like that, but things like this do occasionally happen and things do legitimately get lost in the shuffle. This was just a really embarrassing piece of legislation to lose. The filing was probably done by an overworked intern/staffer (can you imagine the amount of paperwork they have to file during sessions?) and.. it's probably hanging out in the wrong file, or sometihng equally as stupid. I guess I'm not sure how big this amendment would have been, but...well...

Honesly, this is the only way I'm going to feel okay about this whole thing.

[carmy_w]

This? Would not surprise me one. damn. bit.

Also (re: last line)? Tasty, tasty sarcasm! *applause*

[very_veggie]

Who wouldn't vote on this in 1995?? I mean REALLY?

[kitanabychoice]

lol racists.

[romp]

someone whose constituents wouldn't like it

[linda_lupos]

Am I the only one who finds it a bit weird and sad that Dr. Ranjan Batra basically disappears from the story after he alerted Ken Sullivan? Why doesn't anyone thank *him* for noticing in the first place!
Especially since he's a first-generation American, really...

[poli_jerk]

yeah, I noticed that too...